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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Joint Letter to Huruhiko Kuroda, President of Asian Development Bank, regarding draft law threatening civil society in Cambodia
Advocacy(Letter)
The draft law poses a serious threat to civil society’s freedom of association and freedom of expression as it contains broad and vague provisions that could be used to arbitrarily deny registration or close NGOs or associations. The ADB should convince the Cambodian authorities to immediately withdraw the draft law.
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CCHR Releases a Briefing Book on the Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations and the Shrinking Space for Civil Society in Cambodia
Advocacy(Briefing Book)
Briefing Book discusses the threat posed to civil society and democratic space in Cambodia in light of recent actions by agencies of the Royal Government of Cambodia (“RGC”) and the controversial draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations ("LANGO").
CCHR | Asian Human Rights Commission | CCHR | Asian Human Rights Commission
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UN Urged to Speak Out on NGO Draft Law
Advocacy(Letter)
Ten international right groups sent out a letter calling UN to take an opposition against NGO law that would threaten to the activities of civil societies in Cambodia
OHCHR | Sahrika | The Wall Street Journal | The Thomson Reuters Foundation | OHCHR | Sahrika | The Wall Street Journal | The Thomson Reuters Foundation
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UN Special Rapporteur on Cambodia urges authorities to stop the current draft NGO law
Advocacy(Report)
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi, urged the Cambodian authorities to carefully review the current draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations, expressing concern that "it may hamper the legitimate work of NGOs in the country."
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Draft of NGOs law under discussing at Council of Jurist today of Cambodia
Government Action
Draft of NGOs law is under the hand of council of minister team which was set by Prime Minister to review this draft today Sept 5, 2011. After the team review it, the draft law will be returned to Ministry of Interior (MoI) and after that MoI review it and send to Council of Jurist.
Khmer journal of Cambodia | VOA | Khmer journal of Cambodia | VOA
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Government slams critics of NGO law
Government Action
A government spokesman has hit back at a coalition of 10 prominent rights groups that have urged Cambodia’s foreign donors to consider freezing funding if the controversial law on NGOs and associations is passed in its current form.
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Human rights organizations are calling on donor governments to reassess their aid programs to Cambodia if the country passes a law that can be used to muzzle local and foreign NGOs
Advocacy(Letter)
Ten groups have written to William Hague, the foreign secretary, Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, and Australia's foreign minister Kevin Rudd, sounding the alarm on a draft law now before Cambodia's council of ministers.
The Guardian | Thomson Reuters Foundation | Devex | The Guardian | Thomson Reuters Foundation | Devex
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International Org. Write a letter to various international individuals on the concerns on LANGO
Advocacy(Letter)
10 international Org. including Human Rights Watch, OMCT, SEAPA, FIDH wrote a joint letter sent to Hilary Clinton and French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé and so on.
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Policy Paper by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights on the Current Status of the Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations
Advocacy(Analysis)
The purpose of this Policy Paper is to provide an overview both of the current status of the Draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (the “Law”) and CCHR’s main concerns with the Law in light of the recommendations that it has made in response to previous drafts of the Law.
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Sahmakum Teang Tnuat Suspended
Government Action
The Ministry of Interior issued a letter to local NGO Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT) to "suspend [its] activities" until December 31, 2011, a period of five months.
LICADO | Thomson Reuter Foundation | MoI Letter | LICADHO | Thomson Reuter Foundation | MoI Letter
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Comments on the Third Draft of the Kingdom of Cambodia Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations
Advocacy(Analysis)
ICNL addressed the third draft of LANGO revealed by the government. The analysis mentioned about the violations the Cambodian’s freedom of Association, Assembly, and expression.
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Released third draft of LANGO by MoI
Draft Law
Sithi | ICNL | HIV/AIDS Coordinating Committee | Sithi | ICNL | HIV/AIDS Coordinating Committee
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