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	Cambodia leader tells critics to pay up, or pack up BBC \| 24 August 2017 In this article on the deteriorating human rights situation in Cambodia, RightsStart co-founder Ou Virak provides analysis on the effects of the U.S.’s diminishing voice on human rights combined with China's largesse and influence in Cambodia.
	How powerful people use criminal-defamation laws to silence their critics The Economist \| 17 July 2017 RightsStart co-founder Ou Virak comments on defamation case against him in Cambodia.
	West’s Commitment to Human Rights Tested by Elections in Cambodia The Cambodia Daily \| 2 June 2017 Rupert Abbott RightsStart co-director Rupert Abbott and Catherine Morris argue that elections in Cambodia will gauge the state of democracy in the country and, in a new era of U.S. isolationism, will be a key test for the West’s commitment to human rights.
	Cambodia’s Hun Sen warns of ‘civil war’ as election looms Financial Times \| 1 June 2017 RightsStart co-founder Ou Virak and others comment on the upcoming elections in Cambodia and the growing influence of China over the country.
	Jenna Holliday launches Catalyse Change Catalyse Change \| April 2017 Jenna Holliday RightsStart co-director Jenna Holliday and colleagues launch Catalyse Change CIC, a Bristol-based social enterprise supporting young women to develop sustainability skills and knowledge for ‘healthy, happy and green’ communities, careers and planet.
	Two Wrongs Do Not Make a Right: Why the U.S. Must Forgive Cambodia’s War Debt The Diplomat \| 22 April 2017 Rupert Abbott and Ou Virak In this opinion piece, RightsStart co-founders Ou Virak and Rupert Abbott call on the U.S. to forgive Cambodia's war-time debt. A compromise, they propose, would be a "debt swap", whereby some of the debt repayments are channelled in to a fund to bolster Cambodia’s embattled human rights activists and wider civil society.
	Recommendations on women’s rights and migration UN Women \| March 2017 Jenna Holliday RightsStart co-director Jenna Holliday is part of the UN Women drafting team for the "Recommendations for addressing women's human rights in the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration".
	The invisibility of women migrant workers Open Democracy \| March 2017 Open Democracy interviews RightsStart co-director Jenna Holliday on the dangerous invisibility of women migrant workers.
	At what cost? Women migrant workers, remittances and development UN Women \| January 2017 Jenna Holliday RightsStart co-director Jenna Holliday co-authors UN Women report on women migrant workers, remittances and development.
	Welcome to the post Human Rights World Foreign Policy \| 7 March 2017 RightsStart’s work is cited in Sebastian Strangio’s article in Foreign Policy, on how geopolitical realignments and the rise of populist nationalism have unleashed a global backlash against human rights.
	As history restarts, five strategies for international human rights organisations RightsStart \| 21 December 2016 Rupert Abbott, Daniel Eyre, Jenna Holliday and Ou Virak With liberalism facing its greatest test since the end of the Cold War, RightsStart co-founders write on the need for international human rights organisations to adapt to survive.
	Opportunities and threats for the human rights movement Human Rights House Network \| 21 November 2016 Rupert Abbott RightsStart co-founder Rupert Abbott spoke at the Human Rights House Network Assembly in Belgrade, Serbia on the opportunities and threats facing the human rights movement and how the Human Rights House Network might respond.
	Being Lesbian in Iran OutRight Action International \| 28 July 2016 Rupert Abbott and Jenna Holliday OutRight Action International publishes report on the situation of lesbians in Iran. RightsStart co-founders Rupert Abbott and Jenna Holliday provided advice, legal analysis and editorial support.
	Cambodia’s new crossroads Nikkei Asian Review \| 30 June 2016 Rupert Abbott and Ou Virak RightsStart co-founders Ou Virak and Rupert Abbott write on Cambodia, 25 years since the U.N.-sponsored Paris Peace Agreements laid the course for an end to decades of conflict.
	Rapporteur report lacks ‘urgency’, observers say Phnom Penh Post \| 16 September 2016 RightsStart co-director Rupert Abbott and other experts question gaps in the latest report by the UN special rapporteur on Cambodia.
	Cambodian Democracy Hanging on a Thread Liberation \| 8 June 2016 RightsStart co-director Rupert Abbott and others comment on the deteriorating human rights situation in Cambodia, including the jailing of human rights defenders.
	My Phnom Penh: Human Rights Lawyer Rupert Abbott Phnom Penh Post \| 20 May 2016 RightsStart co-director Rupert Abbott talks about the places in Cambodia’s capital that have shaped his human rights work.
	Time for a New U.S.–ASEAN Human Rights Dialogue The Diplomat \| 12 February 2016 Rupert Abbott and Ou Virak Ahead of the historic U.S.-ASEAN summit at California’s Sunnylands retreat, RightsStart’s Rupert Abbott and Ou Virak write with Catherine Morris to propose a regular U.S.-ASEAN “Human Rights Dialogue” to ensure that human rights are a genuine, core tenet of the U.S.-ASEAN relationship.
	Cambodians Deserve Better The New York Times \| 4 December 2015 Ou Virak RightStart co-founder Ou Virak writes on the crackdown in Cambodia and the crisis in the country’s politics, arguing that it is “time for a changing of the guard” in the ruling and main opposition parties.
	Ahead of Crucial Elections, Myanmar’s Media Stifled by Climate of Fear The Diplomat \| 25 June 2015 Rupert Abbott Myanmar’s authorities must stop paying lip service to human rights and take genuine action – all journalists jailed for their peaceful work must be freed, and attempts to silence the media must end immediately, writes Rupert Abbott, then with Amnesty International.
	Taking to the streets: Freedom of assembly in Cambodia Amnesty International \| 4 June 2015 John Coughlan and Rupert Abbott Rupert Abbott, then with Amnesty International, oversaw and contributed to the research for this seminal report on human rights violations in the context of assemblies in Cambodia.
	Two Sides of the Coin Southeast Asia Globe \| 23 March 2015 Rupert Abbott, then with Amnesty International, answers questions from renowned human rights critic Eric Posner, University of Chicago.
	Two Years On, Laos Activist Still Missing Aljazeera \| 12 December 2014 Rupert Abbott In this opinion piece, Rupert Abbott, then with Amnesty International, calls on ASEAN governments to take action on the disappearance of Sombath Somphone and proposes reforms to ASEAN’s Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights.
	Time to Stop Criminalizing Beliefs in Indonesia Jakarta Globe \| November 2014 Rupert Abbott Rupert Abbott argues that while Indonesia has come a long way on human rights since the end of the Suharto era, there have been some serious setbacks over the past decade — not least when it comes to the issue of freedom of religion and expression.
	Where Free Speech is Threatened CNN \| 10 November 2014 Rupert Abbott Rupert Abbott, then with Amnesty International, writes on the situation of freedom of expression in Southeast Asia and how governments in the region, of all political persuasions, are closing down space for dissenting voices.
	Attitude Adjustment: 100 Days Under Martial Law in Cambodia Amnesty International \| 11 September 2014 Rupert Abbott Rupert Abbott, then with Amnesty International, oversaw and contributed to this first report on the human rights situation in Thailand since the 2014 military coup.
	Flagging Change In Cambodia Aljazeera – Inside Story \| 16 September 2013 Rupert Abbott In this live television broadcast, Rupert Abbott, then with Amnesty International, joins a panel to discuss the disputed election results in Cambodia and the future of the country.
	Young Voters Key To New Mood In Cambodia CNN \| 26 July 2013 Rupert Abbott Rupert Abbott, then with Amnesty International, explains how demographic shifts make for a fascinating election in Cambodia – young Cambodians are using online social networks to access information, discuss ideas, organise and bypass mainstream media.
	Caught on camera: The enforced disappearance of Sombath Somphone Amnesty International \| 13 June 2013 Rupert Abbott Rupert Abbott, then with Amnesty International, wrote this first report on the enforced disappearance of a well-known civil society leader in Laos, Sombath Somphone.
	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: Last chance to salvage justice? iLawyer \| 17 December 2012 Rupert Abbott In this piece, Rupert Abbott, then with Amnesty International, argues that the treatment of Cases 003 and 004 at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) risks undermining the entire Tribunal, and its role in strengthening the rule of law in Cambodia.
	Failing Justice, Protests and Violence Asia Times \| 5 April 2012 John Coughlan and Rupert Abbott Cambodia is suffering from a vicious cycle of failing justice, protests and violence, with the Cambodian government not meeting its obligation to respect and protect the human rights of the Cambodian people.
	NGO Law: A Watershed Moment For Cambodia? Cambodia Daily \| 19 December 2011 Rupert Abbott and Donna Guest Rupert Abbott, then with Amnesty International, writes with Donna Guest on Cambodia’s NGO Law and the implications for the country.
	NGOs must adapt new development strategies Phnom Penh Post \| 3 June 2010 Rupert Abbott and Ou Virak Then with the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, Ou Virak and Rupert Abbott write on the need for NGOs to take stock and consider how they can develop new approaches to maximise their contribution to Cambodia’s development and democratisation.

	Cambodia leader tells critics to pay up, or pack up BBC \| 24 August 2017 In this article on the deteriorating human rights situation in Cambodia, RightsStart co-founder Ou Virak provides analysis on the effects of the U.S.’s diminishing voice on human rights combined with China's largesse and influence in Cambodia.
	How powerful people use criminal-defamation laws to silence their critics The Economist \| 17 July 2017 RightsStart co-founder Ou Virak comments on defamation case against him in Cambodia.
	West’s Commitment to Human Rights Tested by Elections in Cambodia The Cambodia Daily \| 2 June 2017 Rupert Abbott RightsStart co-director Rupert Abbott and Catherine Morris argue that elections in Cambodia will gauge the state of democracy in the country and, in a new era of U.S. isolationism, will be a key test for the West’s commitment to human rights.
	Cambodia’s Hun Sen warns of ‘civil war’ as election looms Financial Times \| 1 June 2017 RightsStart co-founder Ou Virak and others comment on the upcoming elections in Cambodia and the growing influence of China over the country.
	Jenna Holliday launches Catalyse Change Catalyse Change \| April 2017 Jenna Holliday RightsStart co-director Jenna Holliday and colleagues launch Catalyse Change CIC, a Bristol-based social enterprise supporting young women to develop sustainability skills and knowledge for ‘healthy, happy and green’ communities, careers and planet.
	Two Wrongs Do Not Make a Right: Why the U.S. Must Forgive Cambodia’s War Debt The Diplomat \| 22 April 2017 Rupert Abbott and Ou Virak In this opinion piece, RightsStart co-founders Ou Virak and Rupert Abbott call on the U.S. to forgive Cambodia's war-time debt. A compromise, they propose, would be a "debt swap", whereby some of the debt repayments are channelled in to a fund to bolster Cambodia’s embattled human rights activists and wider civil society.
	Recommendations on women’s rights and migration UN Women \| March 2017 Jenna Holliday RightsStart co-director Jenna Holliday is part of the UN Women drafting team for the "Recommendations for addressing women's human rights in the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration".
	The invisibility of women migrant workers Open Democracy \| March 2017 Open Democracy interviews RightsStart co-director Jenna Holliday on the dangerous invisibility of women migrant workers.
	At what cost? Women migrant workers, remittances and development UN Women \| January 2017 Jenna Holliday RightsStart co-director Jenna Holliday co-authors UN Women report on women migrant workers, remittances and development.
	Welcome to the post Human Rights World Foreign Policy \| 7 March 2017 RightsStart’s work is cited in Sebastian Strangio’s article in Foreign Policy, on how geopolitical realignments and the rise of populist nationalism have unleashed a global backlash against human rights.
	As history restarts, five strategies for international human rights organisations RightsStart \| 21 December 2016 Rupert Abbott, Daniel Eyre, Jenna Holliday and Ou Virak With liberalism facing its greatest test since the end of the Cold War, RightsStart co-founders write on the need for international human rights organisations to adapt to survive.
	Opportunities and threats for the human rights movement Human Rights House Network \| 21 November 2016 Rupert Abbott RightsStart co-founder Rupert Abbott spoke at the Human Rights House Network Assembly in Belgrade, Serbia on the opportunities and threats facing the human rights movement and how the Human Rights House Network might respond.
	Being Lesbian in Iran OutRight Action International \| 28 July 2016 Rupert Abbott and Jenna Holliday OutRight Action International publishes report on the situation of lesbians in Iran. RightsStart co-founders Rupert Abbott and Jenna Holliday provided advice, legal analysis and editorial support.
	Cambodia’s new crossroads Nikkei Asian Review \| 30 June 2016 Rupert Abbott and Ou Virak RightsStart co-founders Ou Virak and Rupert Abbott write on Cambodia, 25 years since the U.N.-sponsored Paris Peace Agreements laid the course for an end to decades of conflict.
	Rapporteur report lacks ‘urgency’, observers say Phnom Penh Post \| 16 September 2016 RightsStart co-director Rupert Abbott and other experts question gaps in the latest report by the UN special rapporteur on Cambodia.
	Cambodian Democracy Hanging on a Thread Liberation \| 8 June 2016 RightsStart co-director Rupert Abbott and others comment on the deteriorating human rights situation in Cambodia, including the jailing of human rights defenders.
	My Phnom Penh: Human Rights Lawyer Rupert Abbott Phnom Penh Post \| 20 May 2016 RightsStart co-director Rupert Abbott talks about the places in Cambodia’s capital that have shaped his human rights work.
	Time for a New U.S.–ASEAN Human Rights Dialogue The Diplomat \| 12 February 2016 Rupert Abbott and Ou Virak Ahead of the historic U.S.-ASEAN summit at California’s Sunnylands retreat, RightsStart’s Rupert Abbott and Ou Virak write with Catherine Morris to propose a regular U.S.-ASEAN “Human Rights Dialogue” to ensure that human rights are a genuine, core tenet of the U.S.-ASEAN relationship.
	Cambodians Deserve Better The New York Times \| 4 December 2015 Ou Virak RightStart co-founder Ou Virak writes on the crackdown in Cambodia and the crisis in the country’s politics, arguing that it is “time for a changing of the guard” in the ruling and main opposition parties.
	Ahead of Crucial Elections, Myanmar’s Media Stifled by Climate of Fear The Diplomat \| 25 June 2015 Rupert Abbott Myanmar’s authorities must stop paying lip service to human rights and take genuine action – all journalists jailed for their peaceful work must be freed, and attempts to silence the media must end immediately, writes Rupert Abbott, then with Amnesty International.
	Taking to the streets: Freedom of assembly in Cambodia Amnesty International \| 4 June 2015 John Coughlan and Rupert Abbott Rupert Abbott, then with Amnesty International, oversaw and contributed to the research for this seminal report on human rights violations in the context of assemblies in Cambodia.
	Two Sides of the Coin Southeast Asia Globe \| 23 March 2015 Rupert Abbott, then with Amnesty International, answers questions from renowned human rights critic Eric Posner, University of Chicago.
	Two Years On, Laos Activist Still Missing Aljazeera \| 12 December 2014 Rupert Abbott In this opinion piece, Rupert Abbott, then with Amnesty International, calls on ASEAN governments to take action on the disappearance of Sombath Somphone and proposes reforms to ASEAN’s Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights.
	Time to Stop Criminalizing Beliefs in Indonesia Jakarta Globe \| November 2014 Rupert Abbott Rupert Abbott argues that while Indonesia has come a long way on human rights since the end of the Suharto era, there have been some serious setbacks over the past decade — not least when it comes to the issue of freedom of religion and expression.
	Where Free Speech is Threatened CNN \| 10 November 2014 Rupert Abbott Rupert Abbott, then with Amnesty International, writes on the situation of freedom of expression in Southeast Asia and how governments in the region, of all political persuasions, are closing down space for dissenting voices.
	Attitude Adjustment: 100 Days Under Martial Law in Cambodia Amnesty International \| 11 September 2014 Rupert Abbott Rupert Abbott, then with Amnesty International, oversaw and contributed to this first report on the human rights situation in Thailand since the 2014 military coup.
	Flagging Change In Cambodia Aljazeera – Inside Story \| 16 September 2013 Rupert Abbott In this live television broadcast, Rupert Abbott, then with Amnesty International, joins a panel to discuss the disputed election results in Cambodia and the future of the country.
	Young Voters Key To New Mood In Cambodia CNN \| 26 July 2013 Rupert Abbott Rupert Abbott, then with Amnesty International, explains how demographic shifts make for a fascinating election in Cambodia – young Cambodians are using online social networks to access information, discuss ideas, organise and bypass mainstream media.
	Caught on camera: The enforced disappearance of Sombath Somphone Amnesty International \| 13 June 2013 Rupert Abbott Rupert Abbott, then with Amnesty International, wrote this first report on the enforced disappearance of a well-known civil society leader in Laos, Sombath Somphone.
	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: Last chance to salvage justice? iLawyer \| 17 December 2012 Rupert Abbott In this piece, Rupert Abbott, then with Amnesty International, argues that the treatment of Cases 003 and 004 at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) risks undermining the entire Tribunal, and its role in strengthening the rule of law in Cambodia.
	Failing Justice, Protests and Violence Asia Times \| 5 April 2012 John Coughlan and Rupert Abbott Cambodia is suffering from a vicious cycle of failing justice, protests and violence, with the Cambodian government not meeting its obligation to respect and protect the human rights of the Cambodian people.
	NGO Law: A Watershed Moment For Cambodia? Cambodia Daily \| 19 December 2011 Rupert Abbott and Donna Guest Rupert Abbott, then with Amnesty International, writes with Donna Guest on Cambodia’s NGO Law and the implications for the country.
	NGOs must adapt new development strategies Phnom Penh Post \| 3 June 2010 Rupert Abbott and Ou Virak Then with the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, Ou Virak and Rupert Abbott write on the need for NGOs to take stock and consider how they can develop new approaches to maximise their contribution to Cambodia’s development and democratisation.