សារជូនពរ ប្រគេន និងជូន ព្រះថេរានុត្ថេរៈគ្រប់ព្រះអង្គ និងជនរួមជាតិទាំងអស់ ក្នុងឱកាសបុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំថ្មីប្រពៃណីជាតិ ឆ្នាំកុរ ឯកស័ក ពុទ្ធសករាជ ២៥៦៣ គ្រិស្តសករាជ ២០១៩
New Year Message to the Buddhist Monks and Khmer Compatriots

កម្ពុជា: សហភាពអឺរ៉ុបចាប់ផ្ដើមធ្វើដំណើរការលើនីតិវិធី ដើម្បីបញ្ឈប់ការអនុគ្រោះពន្ធពាណិជ្ជកម្មជាបណ្តោះអាសន្ន
ថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ ១៣កើត ខែមាឃ ឆ្នាំច សំរឹទ្ធិស័ក ព.ស.២៥៦២ ត្រូវនឹងថ្ងៃទី១៧ ខែកុម្ភៈ គ.ស.២០១៩
Sunday the 13th Waxing Moon of Māgha B.E.2562, February 17, A.D.2019 Year of the Dog

Brussels, 11 February 2019

The EU has today started the process that could lead to the temporary suspension of Cambodia’s preferential access to the EU market under the Everything But Arms (EBA) trade scheme. EBA preferences can be removed if beneficiary countries fail to respect core human rights and labour rights.

Launching the temporary withdrawal procedure does not entail an immediate removal of tariff preferences, which would be the option of last resort. Instead, it kicks off a period of intensive monitoring and engagement. The aim of the Commission’s action remains to improve the situation for the people on the ground.

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Revoke All Laws Violating Basic Rights
ថ្ងៃចន្ទ ៣កើត ខែមិគសិរ ឆ្នាំច សំរឹទ្ធិស័ក ព.ស.២៥៦២ ត្រូវនឹងថ្ងៃទី១០ ខែធ្នូ គ.ស.២០១៨
Monday the 3rd Waxing Moon of Māgasira B.E.2562, December 10, A.D.2018 Year of the Dog
HRW

The Cambodian government’s revocation of a repressive regulation on nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) should jump-start genuine efforts to repeal all laws that restrict basic rights, Human Rights Watch said today.

On November 27, 2018, Cambodia’s interior minister rescinded Notice No. 175, which requires nongovernmental organizations to notify local authorities three days before conducting any activities. Local authorities and police regularly used this regulation to interfere with and block activities of human rights groups and other organizations.

“The Cambodian government’s repeal of the three-day notice requirement is a small step in the right direction, but it won’t end the harassment and threats against activist groups in Cambodia,” said Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director. “What’s needed is a serious government commitment to repeal all laws that have been used to repress the activities of independent groups.”

Over the past year, the Cambodian government has intensified its crackdown on opposition party supporters, land rights activists, human rights defenders, and trade unionists. Organizations working on human rights, land and natural resource rights, labor protection, and democracy faced significant surveillance and intimidation, arbitrary arrests and prosecutions, and lengthy pre-trial detention.

Since 2015, the government has adopted several repressive laws and tightened restrictive provisions in existing statutes. These revisions have been made stealthily, without public consultations with the people affected by the actions. The government has imposed severe restrictions on the rights to free expression, peaceful assembly and association. Rights-infringing new legislation includes the Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (LANGO), the Trade Union Law, a lese majeste (insulting the monarchy) clause in the Penal Code, and amendments to the Constitution.

Since the adoption of the LANGO in mid-2015, organizations have experienced significant government restrictions. Local authorities routinely misread and misinterpret the law, demanding that NGOs to seek permission before conducting activities. Organizations frequently report that local authorities and police interfere with their meetings and training sessions, frequently seeking to shut down events, or sit in the back of rooms, taking photos and requesting attendance lists of meeting participants.

Under LANGO, the authorities have shut down independent groups or denied them registration based on vaguely, undefined, and broadly formulated concepts such as “political neutrality.” Officials have also imposed burdensome reporting requirements that smaller groups are unable to meet.

In July 2016, the government targeted a consortium of NGOs working on human rights protection and monitoring around the elections, the so-called “Situation Room,” based on groundless allegations that the consortium had violated the LANGO and sought to topple the government.

In August 2017, the Foreign Affairs Ministry ordered the closure of the US-funded National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the expulsion of its non-Cambodian staff citing LANGO and the 1997 Tax Law. In October 2017, the government also arbitrarily suspended the land rights group Equitable Cambodia and prevented it from conducting its activities on the basis of groundless accusations and for a period going beyond the legally provided 15-day suspension period under the law.

Cambodia has ratified core international human rights treaties that enshrine the rights to freedom of expression, assembly and association. However, the Cambodian government has adopted numerous laws, regulations and policies in violation of those rights.

“The Cambodian government should stop considering activist groups a threat and start seeing them as valuable partners for improving Cambodia,” Robertson said. “Foreign governments and donors who have supported civil society in Cambodia should call for these repressive laws to be immediately repealed.”

សេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍បញ្ចប់បេសកកម្មរបស់អ្នករាយការណ៍ពិសេស រ៉ូណា ស្មីត

អ្នក​ជំ​នាញ​របស់អ.ស.ប ស្តី​ពីស្ថាន​ភាព​សិទ្ធិ​ម​នុស្ស​ប្រ​ចាំ​កម្ពុ​ជា ​បាន​បង្ហាញ​រ​បក​គំហើញបឋ​ម​នៃ​បេ​សក​កម្ម​លើក​ទី ៦ ​មក​កាន់​ប្រ​ទេស​កម្ពុ​ជា ​របស់​អ្នក​ស្រី ​នៅ​សន្និ​សីទ​សារ​ព័ត៌​មាន​នៅ​ទី​ក្រុង​ភ្នំ​ពេញ​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​នេះ។
The UN expert on the human rights situation in Cambodia delivered the preliminary findings of her 6th mission to Cambodia at a press briefing in Phnom Penh.
Download full End of Mission Statement in Khmer: End of Mission Statement Khmer
Download full End of Mission Statement in English: End of Mission Statement English

ថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍ ១កើត ខែកត្ដិក ឆ្នាំច សំរឹទ្ធិស័ក ព.ស.២៥៦២ ត្រូវនឹងថ្ងៃទី៨ ខែវិច្ឆិកា គ.ស.២០១៨
Thursday the 1st Waxing Moon of Kattikā B.E.2562, November 8, A.D.2018 Year of the Dog

Special Rapporteur Rhona Smith. image UNHR

របាយការណ៍ប្រចាំឆ្នាំ២០១៨របស់អ្នករាយការណ៍ពិសេសស្តីពីស្ថានភាពសិទិ្ធមនុស្សនៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជា លោកស្រី រ៉ូណា ស្មីត

ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ ៦កើត ខែស្រាពណ៍ ឆ្នាំច សំរឹទ្ធិស័ក ព.ស.២៥៦២ ត្រូវនឹងថ្ងៃទី១៥ ខែកញ្ញា គ.ស.២០១៨
Saturday the 6th Waxing Moon of Sāvaṇa B.E.2562, September 15, A.D.2018 Year of the Dog

​រ​បាយ​កា​រណ៍​ចម្បង ​ឆ្នាំ២០១៨ ​របស់​អ្ន​ក​រាយ​កា​រណ៍ពិ​សេសស្តី​ពីស្ថាន​ភាពសិទិ្ធ​ម​នុស្ស​នៅ​ប្រ​ទេស​កម្ពុ​ជា ​លោក​ស្រី ​រ៉ូ​ណា ស្មីត ​ឥ​ឡូវ​នេះ​អាច​រក​បាន​នៅ​តាម​ប្រព័ន្ទអ៊ីនធើណិត​ហើយ។
The main report 2018 of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Rhona Smith, is now available online.

Khmer version: Annual ReportKH

English version: Annual ReportEN

ទិវាអន្ដរជាតិជនជាតិភាគតិចម្ចាស់ស្រុក ខួបគម្រប់ ១១ឆ្នាំ
១៣ កញ្ញា ព.ស.២៥៥១ គ.ស.២០០៧ ដល់ ១៣​ កញ្ញា ព.ស.២៥៦២ គ.ស.២០១៨
September 13, B.E.2551 A.D.2007 – September 13, B.E.2562 A.D.2018
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
ថ្ងៃសុក្រ ៥កើត ខែស្រាពណ៍ ឆ្នាំច សំរឹទ្ធិស័ក ព.ស.២៥៦២ ត្រូវនឹងថ្ងៃទី១៤ ខែកញ្ញា គ.ស.២០១៨
Friday the 5th Waxing Moon of Sāvaṇa B.E.2562, September 14, A.D.2018 Year of the Dog

U.N. Documents:

ទិវាអន្ដរជាតិជនជាតិភាគតិចម្ចាស់ស្រុក ខួបគម្រប់ ១១ឆ្នាំ
១៣ កញ្ញា ព.ស.២៥៥១ គ.ស.២០០៧ ដល់ ១៣​ កញ្ញា ព.ស.២៥៦២ គ.ស.២០១៨
September 13, B.E.2551 A.D.2007 – September 13, B.E.2562 A.D.2018
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
ថ្ងៃសុក្រ ៥កើត ខែស្រាពណ៍ ឆ្នាំច សំរឹទ្ធិស័ក ព.ស.២៥៦២ ត្រូវនឹងថ្ងៃទី១៤ ខែកញ្ញា គ.ស.២០១៨
Friday the 5th Waxing Moon of Sāvaṇa B.E.2562, September 14, A.D.2018 Year of the Dog