Law: UN rights expert urges Cambodia to review NGO Bill

Jumat, 30 September 2011

UN rights expert urges Cambodia to review NGO Bill

UN rights expert urges Cambodia to review NGO Bill
Andrea Bottorff at 2: 09 PM ET

[JURIST] The UN Special Rapporteur for human rights in Cambodia Surya Subedi [official profile] on Wednesday called for the Cambodian Government to review a draft law, which non-governmental organization (NGO) could affect the country's efforts to give. The proposed law on associations and non-governmental organizations (LANGO) would force, potential NGOs meet strict conditions and a government registration complete. At the presentation of his annual report [text, PDF] on the situation of human rights in Cambodia the UN Human Rights Council [official website Subedi said that, while Cambodia the sovereign has the right to adopt, statutory laws unnecessary regulations prevents full help NGOs of the LANGO the long-term progress of the country.] Last month, 130 NGOs in Cambodia publicly against the proposed law [PDF statement], say that the law would violate the crucial role to play in the organizations of civil society in the further development of the country. The Cambodian Ministry of Interior [official website has been prepared VOA [report] at least a draft of the law before the Council of Ministers [send official site for approval.]]

Subedi also, reported that the improvement of human rights in Cambodia. The UN-backed extraordinary chambers in the courts of Cambodia (ECCC) [official website as part of the mission to the promotion of human rights during his reign in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 to try suspect accused of genocide and the related crimes under the regime of the Khmer Rouge [BBC Backgrounder].] Last week, the ECCC ordered the trials of the four alleged leaders which is Khmer Rouge themselves in a number of smaller studies [JURIST report] the Court more can advise quickly in the case. A week earlier, the ECCC hearings completed three days [JURIST report] to the determine whether two of the four Khmer Rouge leaders were fit enough to trial on charges of genocide and other war crimes stood. The four include Nuon Chea, Pol Pot Deputy and the Group chief ideologist, former head of State Khieu Samphan, former Foreign Minister Ieng Sary and his wife, IEng Kaing [case profiles, PDF], Minister of Social Affairs. All four pleaded not guilty to charges including crimes against humanity, war crimes, genocide, religious persecution, murder and torture.