Chak Sopheap

Chak Sopheap rejoined Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) as Executive Assistant in June 2010 having previously worked with the CCHR as an advocacy officer, helping lead the “Black Box Campaign” to fight against corruption in Cambodia and the campaign for freedom of expression. She has also worked for the Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace, holding conferences and producing publications on democracy, human rights and ASEAN governance. Sopheap holds an undergraduate degree in International Relations and Economics and a master’s degree in international peace studies, which she completed from the International University of Japan. Sopheap has been running the Cambodian Youth Network for Change, which mobilizes young activists around the country for greater civic engagement. She is also a contributing author for Global Voice Online, UPI Asia Online and Future Challenges.

Website: http://www.sopheapfocus.com
Twitter: twitter.com/jusminesophia
Facebook: facebook.com/chaksopheap
Country: KHM

Latest posts

Cambodia: chronic ailments of the healthcare system

I can hardly find a hospital or clinic to go to if I fall sick, especially in the late hours of the night. I don’t have a family doctor, nor [...]

Wednesday, 3 April 2013. No comments

Cambodian Women and the Economy

A traditional Khmer saying “sartrey bangvil cheung kran min chum”, meaning women cannot do anything besides moving around the kitchen, seems no longer valid in contemporary Cambodian society, at least [...]

Friday, 8 March 2013. No comments

Why wait to be hired? Start your own business!

I think the difference has started to emerge now in Cambodia between the way our parents think and the way I and my peers think about employment and making money. [...]

Tuesday, 11 December 2012. 1 comment

Let’s Revisit Peace in Cambodia

The world once more celebrated the United Nations International Day of Peace, marked as every year on 21st Sept. Yet the world is far from peace as civil wars, religious [...]

Wednesday, 10 October 2012. No comments

Transformation Thinkers Conference: Lessons Learned

The Berlin Wall and The Pianist (2002), a biographical war drama film were my primary sources of information about Germany since 2003, derived from my bachelors study in International Relations- war and [...]

Thursday, 27 September 2012. No comments

Effects of a Lack of Coordination in the Cambodian Education Sector

Around 73 percent of employers said that university graduates do not possess the right kind of skills for work and a similar view was held by 62 percent of employers about vocational [...]

Wednesday, 1 August 2012. No comments

The Legacy of Digital Democracy in Cambodia: An Internet Freedom Fellow’s Perspective

Being one of the six Internet Freedom Fellows gave me the opportunity to get a fresh perspective on the power of new media and its challenges, as well as a [...]

Friday, 20 July 2012. 1 comment

The dream of a greener and healthier capital for Cambodia

Cambodia is admired for its rapid transformation and infrastructure development. Recalling French colonization (1863-1953) and the Khmer Rouge period (1975-1979), Phnom Penh, the capital of the country, is rapidly becoming [...]

Friday, 29 June 2012. No comments

A Cambodian’s Impressions of the 2012 Stockholm Internet Forum

If you asked me what’s the biggest difference between Stockholm, the Swedish capital and Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia where I come from, I’d answer straight off without any hesitation: it’s the temperature! It’s [...]

Wednesday, 25 April 2012. 1 comment

Women’s Rights in Cambodia: breaking up with old traditions

I have been taught differently by my family and society. While my parents – who value education and equal status of human being regardless of sex – brought me to [...]

Friday, 9 March 2012. No comments