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The UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Cambodia, Rhona Smith, will carry out her fourth official visit to Cambodia Fri 4 Aug 2017

The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia, Rhona Smith, will carry out her fourth official visit to the country from 8 to 18 August 2017, to examine the rights of children and the general human...

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OHCHR has released its human rights analysis of the draft Law on Agricultural Land in Khmer and English Fri 21 Jul 2017

PHNOM PENH (21 July 2017) - OHCHR has released its human rights analysis of the draft Law on Agricultural Land in Khmer and English. The analysis is based on the applicable international human rights...

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OHCHR welcomes the release of the Human Rights Defenders and the dropping of all charges against its own staff member Mon 10 Jul 2017

GENEVA (07 July 2017) - In Geneva today, OHCHR spokesperson Elizabeth Throssell wholeheartedly welcomed the release on bail of the five human rights defenders and the dropping of all legal proceedings...

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OHCHR has released its human rights analysis of the amended Law on Political Parties in Khmer Wed 5 Jul 2017

PHNOM PENH (5 July 2017) - OHCHR has released its human rights analysis of the amended Law on Political Parties in Khmer. The analysis draws from the key applicable provisions of the Cambodian Constitution...

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United in supporting victims of torture Mon 26 Jun 2017

PHNOM PENH (26 June 2017) - The International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on 26 June marks the moment in 1987 when the Read More


UN Human Rights Office welcomes orderly communal vote in Cambodia, calls for re-opening the civil society space Wed 7 Jun 2017

BANGKOK (7 June 2017) - The UN Human Rights Office for South-East Asia welcomed the orderly conduct of voting in the communal elections held across Cambodia on 4 June, and expressed hope that the smooth and...

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The IPU underscores lack of political will, urges speedy resolution of the cases against 15 CNRP Members of Parliament ... Tue 9 May 2017

PHNOM PENH (9 May 2017) - The Khmer version is now available of the decision of the Governing Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the world organization of national parliaments, adopted on 5...

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OHCHR calls for release of the 'Adhoc 5' Fri 28 Apr 2017

Geneva (28 April 2017) - In Geneva today, on the occasion of the one-year anniversary of the arbitrary detention of the "Adhoc 5," OHCHR spokesperson Elizabeth Throssell called for their release...

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OHCHR releases human rights analysis on recently amended Law on Political Parties Mon 27 Mar 2017

PHNOM PENH (28 March 2017) – Today, OHCHR releases its human rights analysis of the amended Law on Political Parties. The analysis draws from the key applicable provisions of the Cambodian...

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OHCHR to hold a public conference on "Human Rights in Cambodia Today" Fri 3 Mar 2017

PHNOM PENH (03 March 2017) – The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) invites you to join a Public Conference on "Human Rights in Cambodia Today" on Friday, 10 March 2017, organized by...

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