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Read More Outcomes of Cambodia’s Fourth Universal Periodic Review and Subsequent Implementation Steps
Today, 10 October 2024, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) is releasing an infographic titled “Outcomes of Cambodia’s Fourth Universal Periodic Review and Subsequent Implementation Steps.” During Cambodia's Fourth UPR Cycle on 08 May 2024, 100 United Nations member states provided 275 recommendations to Cambodia. Of these, Cambodia accepted 232 recommendations and noted 43.
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Read More FORCED EVICTIONS IN CAMBODIA
This month, in commemoration of World Habitat Day 2024, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) is releasing a fact sheet on forced evictions in Cambodia, covering the period from the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions in late 2021 to the present. This fact sheet builds upon previous publications released by CCHR in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and earlier in 2024. It underscores the human rights obligations of both states and businesses to protect citizens from the grave human rights violation of forced eviction. Additionally, it offers concrete recommendations to the Royal Government of Cambodia to halt forced evictions, safeguard its citizens' housing, and enhance respect for land rights and fundamental freedoms in the Kingdom.
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Read More ASEAN Rights Groups rally against UN Cybercrime Treaty’s Threat to Liberty and Privacy
ASEAN (5 August 2024) - As the negotiations for the UN Cybercrime Treaty draw to a close on 9 August, we, members of the ASEAN Regional Coalition to #StopDigitalDictatorship and Southeast Asia Collaborative Policy Coalition (SEA CPN), voice our profound concerns regarding the numerous provisions within the treaty that significantly threaten civil liberties, privacy rights, and the protection of human rights activists globally. This treaty, proposed to foster international cooperation against cybercrime, appears to grant overly broad powers to States at the expense of individual freedoms and privacy. Proposed key elements of the treaty will allow States to abrogate their obligations under existing human rights treaties, and therefore undermine fundamental human rights norms.
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Read More សេចក្ដីថ្លែងការណ៍រួម សកម្មភាពលោក ជា ចាន់ថា មិនមែនជាបទល្មើស
យើងខ្ញុំជា អង្គការសង្គមស៊ីវិល សមាគម សហព័ន្ធ សហជីព ពិតជាមានការខកចិត្តជាខ្លាំងចំពោះសាលាដំបូងខេត្តស្វាយរៀង ដែលបានសម្រេចចោទប្រកាន់ និងបញ្ជូនលោក ជា ចាន់ថា ទៅឃុំខ្លួនបណ្តោះអាសន្ន នៅថ្ងៃទី១៩ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០២៤ ។ លោក ជា ចាន់ថា ជាថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំតំបន់របស់សមាគមប្រជាធិបតេយ្យឯករាជ្យនៃសេដ្ឋកិច្ចក្រៅប្រព័ន្ធ(IDEA) ការងារដែលលោកបានធ្វើក្នុងខេត្តស្វាយរៀងកាលពីថ្ងៃទី១៦ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០២៤ ជាសកម្មភាពស្របទៅនឹងគោលនយោបាយរបស់រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលទាក់ទងនឹងបេឡាជាតិសន្តិសុខសង្គម (បសស) ប៉ុន្តែបែរជាលោក ជា ចាន់ថា ត្រូវរងការចោទប្រកាន់ពីបទឆបោក យោងតាមមាត្រា ៣៧៧ និង ៣៧៨ និងបទធ្វើសកម្មភាពបង្កើតឱ្យមានការយល់ច្រឡំជាមួយការបំពេញមុខងារសាធារណៈ យោងតាមមាត្រា ៦១០ នៃក្រមព្រហ្មទណ្ឌ ដែលលោកអាចនឹងប្រឈមមុខជាប់ពន្ធនាគាររហូតដល់៣ឆ្នាំ ។
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Read More Joint Submission_4th UPR_Land & Natural Resources
This report is a joint submission by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), the Cambodian Center for Humanity and Self Reliance (CCHSR), the Children and Women Development Center in Cambodia (CWDCC), the Cambodia Indigenous People Organization (CIPO), the Cambodia Indigenous Youth Association (CIYA), Cambodian Indigenous Women Association (CIWA), the Cambodian Human Rights Action Coalition (CHRAC), Community Legal Education Center (CLEC), the Community Translation Organization (CTO), the Partnership for Development in Kampuchea (PADEK), Ponlok Khmer, and Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT) for the fourth Universal Period Review (UPR) of Cambodia. It analyses major developments related to land rights and natural resources governance since January 2019.
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Read More Joint Submission_4th UPR_Khmer Krom
Joint submission for the Fourth Universal Periodic Review on Cambodia prepared by Khmer Kampuchea Krom for Human Rights and Development Association (KKKHRDA), Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), Alliance for Conflict Transformation (ACT), and 6 other Khmer Krom human rights organizations based in Cambodia.
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Read More Joint Submission_4th UPR_Labour
It is with concern that the members of this joint submission highlight the continued erosion of rights in the labor sector. We observe that the independent trade union movement in Cambodia is being specifically and systematically targeted via administrative requirements, judicial obstruction and harassment and criminalization. While the Royal Government of Cambodia seeks to project an image of reform by introducing amendments to the labor and trade union laws1, these changes are tokenistic concessions, for they do little to address the core issues with these laws nor align them with international standards.
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Read More Joint Submission_4th UPR_Gender Responsive Budget
While Cambodia has made repeated general commitments to gender equality, including ratifying the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and referencing it in the Constitution, few practical steps have been taken in the law to dispel the negative gender stereotypes that persist throughout Cambodian society. While Cambodia does have a Ministry devoted to Women’s Affairs, that institution has the second lowest allocation of funds from the national budget of any ministry and is the only Ministry with a significant number of women in leadership roles.
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Read More Joint Submission_4th UPR_SOGIESC-SRHR
This civil society joint submission to the fourth Universal Periodic Review (“UPR”) cycle of the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”) focuses on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression and Sex Characteristics (“SOGIESC”) rights and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (“SRHR”). The joint submission examines the progress made towards implementation of the nine recommendations on SOGIESC rights and SRHR accepted by Cambodia during the third UPR cycle in 2019, and suggests priority recommendations to be raised during the fourth UPR cycle of Cambodia.
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Read More Joint Submission_4th UPR_Access to Information
The Access to Information Working Group (A2IWG) is a coalition of 21 core member organizations coordinated by Advocacy and Policy Institute (API). It was established in 2003 when a civil society campaign was launched to call for an access to information law. The A2IWG advocates for information disclosure and the enactment of an access to information law in Cambodia to increase transparency and accountability. It works to advocate the government, mobilize stakeholders, hold seminars and conferences, and raise awareness on access to information issues.
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Read More Joint Submission_4th UPR_Gender Based Violence
Gender-based violence in all of its forms continues to be prevalent in Cambodia. While the 2021-22 Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey (CDHS) suggests that lifetime rates of physical abuse by partners has decreased, overall intimate partner violence rate remains high at 21% while those not seeking help has increased to 53%.1 The government did make a major step forward since the last review session by adopting its National Action Plan on the Prevention of Violence against Women (2019-2023) (NAPVAW3) at the level of the Council of Ministers, making it binding on all line ministries; previous plans had been officially adopted at the level of the Ministry of Women’s Affairs. Some positive outcomes of this plan include setting up safe spaces in government hospitals for women to report violence and receive referral services to all available support for survivors and improving essential training packages and guidance materials for authorities and other service providers, including materials on survivor-centered approaches related to on legal protection, basic counseling, referral, limited use of mediation, and health system management of violence against women cases.
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