NGOs call for amendment to nation’s domestic violence law
A decade after the country’s domestic violence (DV) law was passed, the government continues to fail victims of abuse, a coalition of NGOs said in a statement released Friday, calling for the law to be amended. ...
Aria Danaparamita
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ngos-call-for-amendment-to-nations-domestic-violence-law-102905/
Tobacco law fines in works
The ministries of health and information are working together to put some teeth into last year’s law restricting the advertisement of tobacco products to sale locations. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tobacco-law-fines-works
Laws forcing civil society donors to adapt
Legal restrictions on funding for civil-society – like Cambodia’s much-maligned NGO Law – are on the rise globally, a report by the Carnegie International Endowment for Peace has warned, putting international donors in the position of having to adapt to a backlash against democracy promotion. ...
Zoe Holman
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/laws-forcing-civil-society-donors-adapt
Weekly check-in rejected by NGOs in Oddar Meanchey
An annual reporting requirement under the contentious Law on Associations and NGOs, or LANGO, is being intentionally misinterpreted by local police, according to a group of NGOs in Oddar Meanchey province. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/weekly-check-rejected-ngos-oddar-meanchey
Parliament passes Juvenile Justice Law
A new juvenile justice law designed to steer youth offenders toward restorative justice instead of incarceration was passed by the National Assembly on Monday after more than a decade in the works. ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/parliament-passes-juvenile-justice-law-113251/
Draft law on trade remedies adopted
The Council of Ministers on Friday adopted a draft law on trade remedies to protect local producers, businesses, enterprises and foreign businesses operating in Cambodia from imported products being sold below their cost base. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36882/draft-law-on-trade-remedies-adopted/
NGOs parse LANGO warning
NGOs huddled yesterday to make sense of a letter from the Interior Ministry asking them to comply with controversial provisions of the Law on Associations and NGOs (LANGO), with some considering requesting further clarification or an extension of a September deadline for compliance. ...
Ananth Baliga and Niem Chheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ngos-parse-lango-warning
Nine parties face closure
The Interior Ministry has filed a Supreme Court complaint requesting the dissolution of nine political parties accused of flouting their obligations under the Law on Political Parties. ...
Mom Sophon
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5080574/nine-parties-face-closure/
Interior Ministry instructs provincial officials to urgently report any instances in which activities carried out by any NGOs or grassroots associations without prior notification
On 10 October 2017, The Ministry of Interior released a public announcement written on 02 October 2017 and signed by H.E. Sar Kheng, Minister of Interior. The objective of the announcement is focused on activities carried out by the association and local NGOs, referred to ...
Ministry of Interior
Ministry ups scrutiny of NGOs
The Interior Ministry has instructed provincial officials to urgently report any instances in which activities are carried out by any NGOs or grassroots associations without prior notification, adding that authorities can stop any planned events if they affect “public order and national security”. ...
Mech Dara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-ups-scrutiny-ngos
NGOs told to file annual reports or face closure
The Ministry of Interior warned NGOs and associations yesterday to submit their annual financial reports or face legal action, including being shut down. ...
Khuon Narim
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5095401/ngos-told-file-annual-reports-face-closure/
New Lango committee formed
The government has created a new interministerial committee to manage the activities of international NGOs, with an Interior Ministry official yesterday saying the body was intended to monitor organisations’ compliance with the controversial NGO Law. ...
Mech Dara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-lango-committee-formed
No one in union law firing line, says Vannak
The government yesterday assured those in the garment industry that the Trade Union Law, which came into effect in May, is not meant to put pressure on any particular group, but rather to help employers and employees work together in harmony. Labor Ministry secretary of state ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/33337/no-one-in-union-law-firing-line--says-vannak/
Agriculture minister goes on defensive
Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon yesterday defended his ministry amid complaints by farmers of low yields during dry season, rising costs of production and a lack of markets to sell their produce, saying that other ministries and sectors also shared responsibility. ...
Touch Sokha
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/agriculture-minister-goes-defensive
Prison director denies abuse
The chief of the Banteay Meanchey provincial prison has denied allegations of inmate torture, amid calls from a local rights official for an investigation. Prison director Oung Siphan, through a clarification letter issued on Monday, challenged a foreign radio broadcast that alleged provincial prison officials tortured ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36996/prison-director-denies-abuse/
CNRP will propose changes to allow voting from abroad
Opposition lawmakers plan to submit proposed amendments to the national election law next week in order to allow Cambodians who work and live outside the country to register and vote from abroad. ...
Ben Sokhean and Brendan O’Byrne
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cnrp-will-propose-changes-to-allow-voting-from-abroad-133284/
Environment Law draft in pipeline
A new Environment and Natural Resources Law is to be submitted to the National Assembly by the end of this year. ...
Sen David
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5078542/environment-law-draft-pipeline/
Tea Banh defends recent crackdown
Defence Minister General Tea Banh yesterday told Asean member states and eight other countries how the recent government crackdown on media outlets and NGOs was legal and justified. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5087602/tea-banh-defends-recent-crackdown/
Donors silent as CPP plots party-busting legislation
The National Assembly will vote on Monday on landmark legislation giving the government unprecedented new powers to suspend and dissolve its political rivals, and with barely a note of concern from the democracies helping bankroll the country. ...
Ben Sokhean and Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/donors-silent-as-cpp-plots-party-busting-legislation-125228/
EU talks ‘election climate’
The EU’s high representative for foreign affairs, Frederica Mogherini, yesterday released a letter outlining Europe’s continued concern with what it perceives as a deteriorating political situation in Cambodia. ...
Cristina Maza
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/eu-talks-election-climate