Publication : Report

On 12 December the Cambodian government released the fourth draft of its proposed Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (LANGO) and scheduled a consultation on the law for Monday 19 December 2011. Many of Cambodia’s NGOs, formal and informal civil society groups, and international NGOs working in Cambodia are opposed to the law, questioning its necessity and the motives behind it. They perceive the LANGO as a threat to the freedoms of association and expression protected under Cambodia’s Constitution and international human rights treaties to which Cambodia is a party.

Information Source : Cambodia: Proposed Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations: A watershed moment?

• Amnesty International