Publication : Press Release

In response to the guilty verdict in a defamation case yesterday, brought against opposition Parliamentarian Ms. Mu Sochua, the Cambodia Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights emphasised the need to uphold the constitutional right to freedom of expression in Cambodia. This latest verdict marks the third defamation or disinformation conviction in just over a month.

Information Source : OHCHR Cambodia Questions Compatibility of Recent Guilty Verdicts in Defamation and Disinformation Cases with International Standards of Freedom of Expression

• Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights-CAMBODIA