Cambodia: Restrictive Law on Demonstrations Will Further Consolidate Dictatorial Rule

17-Mar-2006

Publication : Press Release

The latest draft of Cambodia’s law on peaceful demonstrations is so restrictive, that if adopted, the Cambodian people will be unable to exercise their rights to demonstrate and express their opinion at all. This law is the latest move by the government to institutionalise restrictions on freedom of expression and assembly (see AS-038-2006 for further discussion). Such restrictions are detrimental to genuine democracy and human rights

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