“Freedom of Religion and Belief” in Cambodia has seen significant shifts over the years. The Cambodian Constitution guarantees freedom of religion, but historically, there have been periods of religious suppression, notably during the Khmer Rouge regime. Since then, Cambodia has made efforts to safeguard religious rights but challenges persist, including social attitudes, political influences, and
More than 1 in 5 women in Cambodia report having experienced gender-based violence. However, it is important to recognise that not all women in Cambodia are alike and that even within inequality, they are not equal. Their individual experiences are shaped by myriad cultural, social, racial, religious, ethnic, and economic factors, among others. “Voice and
LGBTIQ Voices takes a look into the lives of people in Cambodia who live outside the gender mainstream and heterosexual norms that define society. Part of a collaborative initiative known as Our Turn, this work seeks to better understand the challenges, struggles, hopes, and dreams of LGBTIQ individuals in same-sex and non-binary relationships. It has
This book was inspired by the Women Peace Makers (WPM) 2020 intervention that explored history from a young person’s perspective in an inter-ethnic setting in Cambodia. That gathering demonstrated that the past deeply affects who we are today and how we interact with others and with ourselves. The 1975-1979 genocide and the following decades of
Who’s Listening? is a question many minorities have asked themselves. The third and final edition of the Who’s Listening? series questions assumptions on who we see as ‘us’ and ‘them.’ Like the two previous editions, storytelling is central. This edition goes beyond borders by piecing together perceptions of minority communities in Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand.
The gap is real. Despite vast programming around the world with the objective of achieving gender equality, empowering youth, and fostering inclusion among minority groups, minority girls are still invisible, ignored, and left behind. Making the Space is a ground-breaking contribution that provides new knowledge at the intersection of gender, age, and identity. Over three years,
Our Ability Beyond our Disability is a snapshot into the challenges, struggles, hopes, and dreams of women with disabilities living in the city of Phnom Penh. Part of a collaborative initiative known as 4 Women, 4 Communities, 4 Stories, this component draws on the stories and reflections of eleven blind and visually impaired women led
Rural Women in the City is the result of a collaborative initiative that began as 4 Women, 4 Communities, 4 Stories. These four women saw themselves as doubly marginalised, meaning that beyond gender barriers, they also faced another fundamental hurdle in their lives in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. This included an Indigenous woman, a woman with
Overcoming Victimhood of Violence is a consolidation of the insights and experiences of ten women facing violence in Cambodia’s capital city, Phnom Penh. It is one of several studies from a larger initiative known as 4 Women, 4 Communities, 4 Stories that seeks to explore intersectionality among doubly marginalised that include Indigenous women, rural women
Indigenous Identity and Gender compiles and tells the stories of ten Cambodian Indigenous women in Phnom Penh coming from the Bunong, Kreung, Kuy, Jarai, and Por communities. This study originates from the 4 Women, 4 Communities, 4 Stories initiative that brings together doubly marginalised women including those with disabilities, facing violence, having migrated from rural
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