Publication : Press Release

In 2006, the Royal Government reaffirmed its commitment to preventing torture by ratifying the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture, known as OPCAT. Cambodia can be proud to be one of the first countries in this region to ratify the Protocol and it is still the only ASEAN country to have done so.

Information Source : Opening Remarks by Christophe Peschoux, OHCHR Cambodia Representative, at Workshop on OPCAT

• Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights-CAMBODIA