Sopheap Chak

By Sopheap Chak I have been taught differently by my family and society. While my parents who value education and equal status of human being regardless sex that brought me to today’s higher education the same as my brother, my society distracted me into a mixed environment where I have to always debate myself for [...]

Recently, Phnom Penh Governor expressed his intention to request to Ministry of Interior to ban girls under 16 year old from going out alone without parents’ accompany after 9pm. His belief is that young girls are likely to show up at clubs, karaoke bars or other entertainment places where only adult should be allowed. He [...]

It comes to my interest on gender issue with universal rights.Is there universal rights recognized by all people?This question have been raised since I had taken a study course on Human Rights and my involvement with human rights work. On July 17 2006, there was a news report on Honor Killing! This incidents occurred in [...]

This is an old article, but the issue itself is worth for debate.

Violence against women is perhaps the most shameful human rights violation. And it isperhaps the most pervasive. It knows no boundaries of geography, culture, or wealth. As long as it continues, we cannot claim to be making real progress towards equality, development, and peace. —UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, 1999 What is Gender-Based Violation? “Any [...]

Published on Friday, December 29, 2006Letter to the EditorTHE CAMBODIA DAILY Though public servants are elected and delegated to serve and protect the people’s interest, in most cases in Cambodia public servants work for their own interest, not for the people. This contradicts the univer sal slogan of “Government of the people, for the people, [...]

I was so impressed to see a movie broacasted on Cambodian National TV program on Gender Violation. It reminded me about the presentation on Gender-based violation organized by Equitas, in Canada, where a lady from Rawanda was invited to give her speech on her real rape case by the military officials. In the movie, produced [...]