42 nd Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 10: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights Cambodia Oral Statement Delivered by Rosanna Ocampo On behalf of the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Wednesday, 25 September 2019   Mr. President, FORUM-ASIA notes the report of [ Read more ]

To Members and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council              30 August 2019    Re: UN Human Rights Council should address human rights crisis in Cambodia at its 42nd session                                             [ Read more ]

9 July 2019 Cambodia: Three years and still no effective investigation into Dr. Kem Ley’s killing (Bangkok, Thailand) — Today, on the third anniversary of the killing of prominent political commentator and human rights defender Kem Ley, the 24 undersigned organizations renew calls on the Cambodian government to establish an independent and impartial Commission of [ Read more ]

41st Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 6: Adoption of Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Cambodia Oral Statement Delivered by Rosanna Ocampo On behalf of the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Friday, 5 July 2019 Mr President, FORUM-ASIA notes that Cambodia accepted 173 out of 198 recommendations it received [ Read more ]

Phnom Penh, 1 June 2019 – We, the undersigned civil society groups, express serious concern regarding the recent and ongoing judicial harassment of former Cambodia National Rescue Party (“CNRP”) elected officials and members through baseless arrests, summonses, and detentions across multiple provinces. We urge the Royal Government of Cambodia to immediately cease the harassment of [ Read more ]

Cambodia: Withdraw Arrest Warrants for CNRP Politicians, Take Genuine Steps towards Restoring Democratic Space (21 March 2019) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), ASEAN Parliaments for Human Rights (APHR), and the Asia Democracy Network (ADN) denounce the issuance of warrants of arrests by a Cambodian court for exiled politicians affiliated with [ Read more ]

Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO), member of FORUM-ASIA in Cambodia, published its 2018 human rights review that illustrates an overview of human rights situation in the country including: political development and civic space; LICADHO’s impact on communities and land activists; statistics on human rights situation; LICADHO’s monitoring and protection [ Read more ]

JOINT STATEMENT: CSOs call on authorities to step up the fight against endemic impunity in Cambodia Phnom Penh, 1 November 2018 – On the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, we, the undersigned civil society groups and communities, condemn the ongoing impunity enjoyed by perpetrators of crimes against journalists [ Read more ]

39th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 10: General Debate on Technical Cooperation and Capacity Building (Cambodia) By Freedom House, FORUM-ASIA, CIVICUS, and Front Line Defenders 27 September 2018 Mr. President, we make this statement on behalf of a group of NGOs.  We welcome the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of [ Read more ]

(Jakarta, 27 September 2018) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), CIVICUS, Freedom House, and Front Line Defenders condemn yesterday’s conviction of four human rights defenders from the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) and a National Election Committee (NEC) official, in what we see as a clear attack against their [ Read more ]