Publication : Press Release

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) notes that, as a result of encouragement from the international community, the Cambodian government signed the First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) on September 27, 2004. This signature is welcomed as a first step, but is meaningless without ratification. The provisions comprised within the First Optional Protocol only become legally binding upon States following ratification.

Information Source : Cambodia: The Authorities Must Ratify the First Optional Protocol to the ICCPR Now

• AHRC-Asian Human Rights Commission