Two leading rights groups have accused the Cambodian government of engaging in a retaliatory smear campaign against a labor rights group after it published a report highlighting employer-imposed barriers to freedom of association.
In a joint statement published on June 26, CIVICUS, a global civil society alliance, and the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) criticized what they said were concerted retaliation efforts staged by government-backed unions and authorities.
The labor rights group, Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights (CENTRAL) came under heavy attack after it released a report following a one-year study, titled “Barriers to Representation: Freedom of Association in Cambodia,” on June 4.
In full: https://www.ucanews.com/news/cambodia-slammed-for-smear-campaign-against-labor-rights-group/105529
