Ministry officials of Interior will now “review and reconsider” the draft before sending it back a second time to the Council of Ministers for approval.
Thursday, 08 September 2011
Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh
“If no NGOs are watching in Cambodia, such as human rights organizations, the donors will not provide aid.”
A contentious law aimed at regulating Cambodia’s non-governmental sector has been sent back to the Ministry of Interior, following international concern that the draft as it stood could damage the country’s development.
The NGO law was approved last month by the Council of Ministers, despite widespread disapproval from local and international organizations, who said provisions in the draft would make it hard for them to operate and could leave them vulnerable to arbitrary punitive action by government officials.
Nouth Sa An, secretary of state for the Ministry of Interior, said the law would not go to the National Assembly as planned but has instead been sent back to the ministry for reconsideration, following international “reaction.”
Ministry officials will now “review and reconsider” the draft before sending it back a second time to the Council of Ministers for approval.
Lam Chea, a legal counselor for the Council of Ministers, confirmed the decision Thursday.
The move was widely welcomed by members of Cambodian civil society, who had worried the law would stifle organizations critical of the government through excessive red tape or court action. Many also worried it would stymie the growth of small-scale associations at the grassroots.
Ou Virak, president of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, said the change of position was a response to intense pressure from donors who help support the country’s health, education and overall development.
“If no NGOs are watching in Cambodia, such as human rights organizations, the donors will not provide aid,” he said.
So Sam Oeun, executive director of the Cambodian Defenders Project, said the Ministry of Interior must now seriously consider improvements that were offered by NGOs on the first draft but were neglected.
“The draft law has been pulled back,” he said. “We should meet and listen to the ideas of the NGOs, so that the draft law can be accepted and agreed on by both sides. This is a good thing for our society.”
One of the major points of concern for some NGOs was the mandatory registration process in the original draft.
Sin Somony, executive director of Medicam, an umbrella group of medical NGOs, said the new review of the law was good and that “volunteer registration” should be a part of the new law.
“We demand clear meaning and definitions in the draft law,” he added.
6 comments:
អៀ ចាន់ណា ឆ្លើយតប 2 says: 11:44 PM 08.09.2011,
អា ខ្មែរតាកែវ បើពួកអាដង្កូវ សង្គមឯងចង់ដឹងរឿងពិត អញ់បា្រប់ឯងទៅចុះថា អាខ្មែរតាកែវ ឯងតាំងខ្លួនជាអ្នកចេះដឹង និងមានសីលធម័ស្អាតស្អំ ពេលខ្លះហ្អែងអួតខ្លួនថាជាបណ្ឌិត តាមពិតទៅ អាដង្កូវសង្គមឯងហ្នឹង មានប្រពន្ធបីហើយរាប់ទាំងប្រពន្ធរាល់ង៉ៃដែលខាំគ្នាព្រឹកល្ងាចដូចសត្វធាត និងលែងគ្នាមួយខែបួនប្រាំដង! ក្រុមអាដង្កូវសង្គមឯងមានគ្នាពីរបីនាក់អញ់ស្គាល់ច្បាស់ណាស់ គឺសុទ្ធតែពួកអាដង្កូវសង្គមដែលមើលឃើញអាចន៏ថាជាអាហារ ដ៏មានរសជាតិសុទ្ធសាធ ! នៅរឿងច្រើនទៀបើពូកអាដង្កូវសង្គមឯងចង់ដឹងអញនិងបា្រប់ទៀត ! អូខេ?
អៀ ចាន់ណា ឆ្លើយតប 1 says: 06.09.2011, 2:57 AM 06/09/2011,
អាណាគេជនរងគ្រោះ? អាកាបាក់មែន? ឬអាចំគួតបួសឡឺកឺក្រៅសង្គម? ល្មមៗបានហើយ ពួកអាក្រៅសង្គមអែង។ អៀ ចាន់ណាវាធ្វើអី ហ្អែង? រិះគន់ហ៊ុនតាវាមានទៅទើសម៉ែអី ហ្អែង? ពួកអារមិលគុណ!
ឆ្លើយតប ខ្មែរតាកែវ says: 2:03 PM 06/09/2011
សកម្ម ជនកំសាកហើយល្បិចច្រើន អៀ ចាន់ណា បានតែព្រុសនៅ ក្រៅប្រទេសតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ!!! ដើរបញ្ចេញមតិជេរប្រមាថ បរិហាកេរ្កិ៍ ញុះញង់ ចោទប្រកាន់រួមមាន ហ៊ុន សែន តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ... !!! វាគ្មានសេចក្ដីក្លាហាន និងនាំគ្នាធ្វើអំពើល្អណាមួយឡើយ។ មាសសុទ្ធិមិនខ្លាចភ្លើង!!! អៀ ចាន់ណា ចូលចិត្តលាបពណ៌ ដាក់សំពាធ សំណើ មិនហ៊ានមកនិយាយការពិត និងទទួលខុសត្រូវ ។ អ្វីដែលទាក់ទង ខ្លួនឯង!!! មិនគួរខ្លាច ចម្ងល់ របស់ ជនរងគ្រោះ!? សូម អៀ ចាន់ណា ហ៊ានទទួលខុសត្រូវ ដូចលោក ឡឹម ពិសិដ្ឋ បានឆ្លើយតបតាមសំណើអត្ថបទ របស់ សុភាព ស.ស. កខគឃង ចង្រិតឆ្នាស់និង ខ្មែរជនបទ...។ ពីព្រោះគេចង់ដឹងការពិត ជាសាធារណៈ ។
Why law that will be implemented by the government is drafted by the government? What's a joke! Where are the natonal assembly members? What do they do? stop paying them. Period.
4:58pm! wake up!
The government is the operator in a country they the only has the manpower and experiance to do the drafted job! and The National assembly and or the concrests need to only check than approve or reject!
If not all mpost of the countries do it this way!!!!!
4:58PM! nation business not only one single thing like your job! It more like housewife job! million of thing and never complet!
4:58PM,
You should read the constitution
of Cambodia,or any countries in
the world.
Everybody learned from the teachers,friends such as you,KI
Media,bloggers,and me.
The more I learned the more I confused too.
Keep learning;keep expressing your
opinions.
No one is perfect,but s/he trains
him/herself to be perfect.
Each country has three body parts:
A.Administration:Hun Sen.
B.National Congress:high and low
Assembly.
C.Judiciary.
A used the laws.
B.made the laws.
C.practiced the laws.
Thank for keeping learning and
confusing.
good! 3:37!
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