The timeline below offers a visual representation of some of the key human rights violations and restrictions which have occurred in the Kingdom of Cambodia from 2013-2023, and follows our previous timeline covering 1993-2012 which can still be accessed here. The incidents recorded on the timeline from 2013-2023 represent human rights violations by the Royal Government of Cambodia as well as third parties, cover a wide range of issues including extrajudicial killings, convictions of human rights defenders, land grabs, forced evictions, restrictions of the rights to peaceful assembly, association and expression, torture, arrests, arbitrary detention and legislative and institutional developments relevant to human rights. The information is gathered from the Khmer and English media, CCHR’s own Fundamental Freedoms Monitoring Project, and from the commentary and analysis of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) working on these issues. Each entry is accompanied by a short description and provides links to media articles reporting on the event or to the work of CSOs active in the field. It should not be forgotten that the cases included in the timeline are those that have garnered the attention of the media or CSOs, and are as such particularly emblematic or high-profile. The timeline is therefore only representative of a small fraction of the actual number of human rights violations occurring in Cambodia.
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International Organization Urges Government to Discard NGO Law
Advocacy(Joint Statement)
In a statement released by Human Rights Watch and 10 human rights organizations, they urged the government to discard the draft law, and also sent the letter to 40 states and EU on 29 May to put pressure on Cambodian government.
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Cambodian Civil Society Excluded From NGO Bill Drafting Process, UN Rights Expert Warns
Advocacy(Statement)
United Nations human rights expert Maina Kiai reiterated his call to the Government of Cambodia to ensure that civil society can meaningfully contribute to the elaboration of the draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (LANGO), which is expected to be adopted by parliament this month.
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Asian Forum For Human Rights and Development Released a joint statement on Cambodia’s Law on Associations, and Non-Governmental Organizations (LANGO)
Advocacy(Letter)
A group of international organizations sent a letter to Sar Kheng about the concerns on LANGO and asked him for more wide spectrums of consultation on LANGO.
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NGOs Draft Law will Delay Until 2014
Government Action
In a surprise move, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen agreed Wednesday to delay by two years the adoption of a controversial law to regulate non-governmental organizations (NGOs), saying it would give more time for the government and NGO officials to come to an agreement on the issue.
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