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GENEVA (February 26 2021) - “I am particularly concerned about the severe shrinking of civic space in Cambodia, where increasing and disproportionate legislative and administrative measures limit the...

GENEVA (11 December 2020) – UN human rights experts expressed alarm at the decision by Cambodian authorities to allow the publication of personal information about individuals who have tested positive...

GENEVA (25 November 2020) – The UN human rights expert on Cambodia today expressed serious concerns about an imminent mass trial of individuals associated with the disbanded Cambodia National Rescue...

GENEVA (16 November 2020) – UN human rights experts today expressed concerns about tightening restrictions on civil society in Cambodia, and called for an immediate end to the systematic detention and...

GENEVA (3 June 2020) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet expressed alarm at the clampdown on freedom of expression in parts of the Asia-Pacific region during the COVID-19 crisis,...

GENEVA (27 April 2020) – As Governments face the formidable challenge of protecting people from COVID-19, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has called on them to ensure human...

Human rights put people centre-stage and are key in shaping the pandemic response, both for the public health emergency and the broader impact on people’s lives and livelihoods.

GENEVA (9 April 2020) - UN experts sent a communication expressing concerns over Cambodia’s draft law on the management of the nation during state of emergency. According to the independent experts, if...

GENEVA (9 April 2020) - Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, in an informal briefing to the Human Rights Council on COVID-19.
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GENEVA (5 April 2020) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres issues an urgent appeal for peace in homes around the world, asking governments to put women’s safety first as they respond to the...