Publication : Factsheet

The United Nations (“UN”) Human Rights Council (“HRC”) recently adopted a resolution on the promotion and the protection of human rights on the internet. This is to affirm that the same rights that people have offline must also be respected online, namingly freedom of expression and information. Despite international moves to protect online rights and freedoms, the Royal Government of Cambodia (“RGC”) announced recently that it is drafting its first ever cyber law to regulate and to limit the use of the internet. Therefore, contrary to international trends, freedom of expression online in Cambodia could soon be under threat.

Information Source : Fundamental Freedoms Series: Cyber Rights

• CCHR