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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CNRP Statement to the undesired LANGO
Advocacy(Statement)
The Opposition released its statement on LANGO by expressing their disappointment over the anxiously to-be-passed LANGO. It called for pre-consultations from all stakeholders to fill the meaning of draft transparently.
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CCHR calls for the unconditional rejection of LANGO
Advocacy(Press Release)
One day before the holding of the extraordinary session of the National Assembly, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights urges the National Assembly to firmly reject the draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations ("LANGO").
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More than 300 protestors at Freedom Park to protest for LANGO cancelation
Advocacy(Protest)
The CSOs and protestor gathered at Freedom Park to express their demands and concerns on LANGO. It was also joined by representatives from CCC, CNRP, and other CSOs.
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ASEAN Parliamentarians call on Cambodia to abandon restrictive, undemocratic NGO law
Advocacy(Statement)
ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) today called on the Cambodian government to abandon its proposed Law on Associations and Non-governmental Organizations (LANGO), arguing that the ruling party has pursued a fundamentally undemocratic course in attempting to secure the passage of a law that threatens freedom of association and expression in Cambodia.
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EU Adopts Resolution Against NGO Law
Advocacy(Resolution)
EU Parliament reacts LANGO and recommends that it should be reviewed before passing.
EU Parliament | RFI | CAMD | EU Parliament | RFI | CAMD
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National Assembly Holds a LANGO Seminar
Consultation
On 8 July, the NA held a seminar joined by CSOs, NGOs, associations, international NGOs, and diplomats to discuss LANGO.
National Assembly Of Cambodia | National Assembly Of Cambodia
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A group of NGOs, CSOs, and diplomats held a seminar on LANGO before it reaches NA on 8 July
Advocacy(CSOs Consultation)
CCHR, CHRAC, and CCC held a seminar regarding LANGO with national and international NGOs to consult and discuss LANGO before it reaches adoption, and they still strongly rejected it.
RFA | CAMD | PPP | KHT | VOA | RFI | RFA | CAMD | PPP | KHT | VOA | RFI
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Amnesty International Still insists Royal Cambodian Government drop draft law
Advocacy(Letter)
Forty international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and membership organizations call on the government of Cambodia to immediately withdraw the draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (LANGO).
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Transparency International Condemns Proposed Restrictions on Civil Society in Cambodia
Advocacy(Statement)
Transparency International strongly condemns a proposed law in Cambodia that has been criticized by domestic and international civil society organizations because it could greatly restrict the voice of the people.
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German Member of Parliament, Mr. Kekeritz, expert on development cooperation raised his concerns about the Cambodian draft NGO-law
Advocacy(Press Release)
With regard to the draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (LANGO), Mr. Uwe Kekeritz, Member of the German Parliament and Spokesperson for Development Cooperation expressed his concerns