ALERT: Proposed Law Restricting Freedom of Association in Cambodia
ATTN.: International Contact Group- Community of Democracies' Working Group on Enabling and Protecting Civil Society
The WG calls your urgent attention to the latest draft of the Cambodian NGO Law which remains excessively restrictive. There is concern that the draft will move forward to final review by the Council of Ministers as early as Friday April 1st.
As a member of the International Contact Group, we ask you to share this Alert with your contacts on the ground and join diplomatic efforts already underway by the international community in Cambodia. The objective is to encourage the Government of Cambodia to engage in a serious, meaningful, comprehensive review of the proposed legislation and the introduction of amendments to it so that it is aligned with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
In the event that the review does not allow for the proposed law to be amended in a way consistent with the above-mentioned international human rights law instruments, consideration should be given to withdrawing the proposed text and entering into a meaningful consultation with all stakeholders that would lead to a bill reflecting international standards and best practices.
The Working Group of Community of Democracies is an intergovernmental organization of democracies and democratizing countries committed to strengthening and deepening democratic norms and practices worldwide.
The organization is composed of both governmental representatives and civil society organizations who meet as a group at biennial conferences.
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Mr. Ngeth Moses
Communications Coordinator
Office: #54, Street 306, Sangkat Boeung Keng Kang 1, Khan Chamka Morn, Phnom Penh
P.O. Box 1120, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Tel: (855) 23 215 590
Fax: (855) 23 211 723
Email: moses@clec.org.kh
Website: www.clec.org.kh
1 comment:
The owner of Golden Star Palace Chinese Restaurant at Cabramatta is former Khmer Rouge Military Commanders who murdered thousands of innocent Cambodian life during Pol Pot regime. If they condemn and bring Kaing Guek Eav (Duch) to justice why Khmer rouge court of justice should be exemption the owner of Golden Star Palace that murdered thousands of Khmer lives and took their belonging such as gold, jewelry, diamonds to Australia become very rich family and live in peace like theses. That is very unfair to human being that he murdered very cruelty and painful death.
We are Khmer people and Khmer Communities around the world would like Khmer Rouge Court of justice, KI Media, VOA, Radio Free Asia, Radio France International, Mr. Sam Rainsy, World Human Right Group, UN, Australian Government to bring this war criminal to justice like Kaing Guek Eav (Duch).
We are human being we must not support war criminal who murdered thousands human life like this.
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