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 Statement - Lawyers Rights Watch Canada and the Centre for Law and Democracy
Advocacy(Joint Statement)
The letter was offering some observations on the draft law.
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Donors asked to withhold aid over the proposed NGO law
Advocacy
The agencies urged foreign nations and aid groups to oppose the law, which they said would undermine much of the nation-building work the donors have supported at a cost of billions of dollars.
NY Times | The Guardian | VOA | NY Times | The Guardian | VOA
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Over 60 NGOs Issue Appeal for Redrafting of Controversial Law
Advocacy(Letter)
More than 60 international non-governmental organizations yesterday called on the Foreign and Interior ministries to redraft the NGO law, which has been criticized for restricting civil society and undermining the freedom of association.
CAMD | The Guardian | VOA | PPP | CAMD | The Guardian | VOA | PPP
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Freedom House: Proposed Cambodian NGO Law Fundamentally Flawed and Should be Abandoned
Advocacy(Statement)
Cambodia’s proposed law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) contains provisions that place troubling restrictions on the ability of NGOs to organize and function effectively. Freedom House calls on the Cambodian government to abandon the law in its current version as it is fundamentally flawed.
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Consultation on 2nd draft with MOI
Consultation
A small number of NGO representatives have been invited by the Ministry of Interior (the “MOI”) to a consultation meeting on 29 March 2011 to discuss the second draft of the Law on Associations and NGOs (the “NGO Law”) with the MOI and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (the "MOFAIC").
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CCHR Press Release: "Consultation on draft NGO law is neither open nor meaningful"
Advocacy(Press Release)
The CCHR concerned that the number of CSO participants in consultation of the second draft of LANGO was selective and just a one-day off consultation. It was regarded as nor meaningful nor open.
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Gov’t organized consultation with invited CSOs in PP
Consultation
Non-government organizations—both domestic and international—in Cambodia will push for proposed changes in the so-called NGO bill which they claim contain provisions that pose a threat to civil liberties, including freedom of expression.
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Proposed NGO law a threat to civil liberties, free expression, civil society says
Advocacy(Statement)
Non-government organizations—both domestic and international—in Cambodia will push for proposed changes in the so-called NGO bill which they claim contain provisions that pose a threat to civil liberties, including freedom of expression.
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Civil Societies discussed about their concerns on LANGO
Advocacy(CSOs Consultation)
Several hundred NGO representatives met in Phnom Penh yesterday to discuss concerns and recommendations regarding a controversial new draft NGO law, just days ahead of a consultation with the government on the issue.
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Govt's proposed NGO regulation law overkill: civil society
Government Action
OPPOSITION lawmakers and local rights groups have criticized the government's proposed introduction of tighter regulations for non-government organizations, saying the restrictions go beyond what is needed to ensure accountability in the NGO sector.
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