(Geneva, 4 July 2016) – The 32nd session of the UN Human Rights Council which concluded its debates on Friday, 1 July 2016, saw several states speak out against the narrowing space for civil society and dissent in Cambodia. On Thursday, Japan, France, United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union expressed concern at [ Read more ]

32nd Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 2: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention – General Debate Oral Statement Delivered by R. Iniyan Ilango On behalf of the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Thursday, 23 June 2016   Mr. President, we draw the Council’s attention to several [ Read more ]

32nd Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 2: Thematic reports by the High Commissioner – General Debate Oral Statement Delivered by Rosanna Ocampo On behalf of the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Tuesday, 21 June 2016 Mr. President, FORUM-ASIA welcomes the High Commissioner’s practical recommendations for the creation and [ Read more ]

24 January 2016 Dear Mr. Secretary, On the occasion of your upcoming official visit to Phnom Penh on 26 January 2016, we wish to take this opportunity to call upon the US to make any strengthening of bilateral relations with Cambodia contingent on the government’s significant progress in the promotion of democratic reforms and respect [ Read more ]

To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council Geneva, 20 August 2015, Re: Addressing the deteriorating human rights situation in Cambodia and ensuring that the United Nations retains its protection role and monitoring capacity in the country Your Excellency, We urge your delegation to address the deteriorating human rights [ Read more ]

We, the undersigned civil society organizations from across Asia and the Pacific call on the government of Cambodia to immediately and unconditionally drop all charges against Mr Ny Chakrya, which are an attack on his lawful activities as a human rights defender. We further call on the government to guarantee in all circumstances the right [ Read more ]

H.E. Hun Sen Prime Minister Royal Government of Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia 6 July 2015 Re: Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations Dear Prime Minister Hun Sen, We, the undersigned 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) [ Read more ]

29th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 10: Technical assistance and capacity building Oral Statement Delivered by R. Iniyan Ilango On behalf of the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Wednesday, 01 July 2015 Thank you Mr. President, FORUM-ASIA recognises the valuable role played by OHCHR country offices and UN [ Read more ]

Samdech Akka Moha Ponhea Chakrei Heng Samrin President of the National Assembly Phnom Penh Kingdom of Cambodia 22 June 2015 Samdech, We, the undersigned international NGOs and membership organizations, call on the National Assembly of Cambodia to immediately withdraw the draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (LANGO). The draft LANGO appears designed to restrict [ Read more ]

7 May 2015 H.E. Sar Kheng Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Ministry of Interior, 275 Norodom Blvd, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia Re: Work with civil society to address restrictions in draft Law on Associations, and Non-Governmental Organizations (LANGO) Excellency, We the undersigned international and regional civil society organizations write to express our [ Read more ]