Statement by the spokesperson on the general elections
On 24 July 2023, the Delegation of the European Union to the Kingdom of Cambodia issued a statement on the general elections in Cambodia.The European Union is concerned by the amendments to the electoral law adopted a few weeks before the vote, which restrict the ...
Delegation of the European Union to the Kingdom of Cambodia
Unconstitutional draft laws on the judiciary should be rejected
June 15, 2014, On the anniversary of Cambodia’s Constitutional Council, LICADHO urges the Council to reject the three new laws affecting the judiciary in their current form. The passage of these laws in their current form will codify and indefinitely prolong the lack of independence ...
Cambodian League for promotion and defense of human rights
Press release: Cambodia, Indonesia to hold Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation meeting
On 19 August 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release regarding Cambodia, Indonesia to hold Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation meeting on their official social media site. According to the press, Cambodia will host the Fifth Meeting of the ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and international Cooperation
Announcement on additional services on passport issuance
On 19 June 2024, the Ministry of Interior issued an announcement on additional services on passport issuance on their official social media site. The Ministry of Interior has informed the public about additional services on the provision of passports in order to increase the efficiency ...
Ministry of Interior
Temporary detour traffic due to flood situation
On 19 October 2016, Phnom Penh City Hall has released an announcement to the public to ensure the security of travelling due to the flooding from Kampong Speu province, while the water level in Prek Thnout stream is reaching over the warning level, causing flood ...
Phnom Penh Capital Hall
Mineral concession areas in Battambang province opened for metal mining exploration license application
On 21 August 2017, Minister of Mines and Energy has signed a notice announcing the a mining concessions, located in the area of Tasanh and Kampong lapow communes,Samlot district, Battambang province, which has an area for metals exploration of 149 square kilometers, opening for local ...
Ministry of Mines and Energy
UN experts say constitutional changes in Cambodia impinge on democracy
On 20 February 2018, the Office Of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva has posted a news release to express the grave concern Of their experts regarding the proposed changes to Cambodia’s Constitution which impose far-reaching limits on democracy a head ...
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
IFAD and Cambodia sign historic host country agreement
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) signed a host country agreement earlier this month with the Kingdom of Cambodia, the culmination of almost 20 years of support and investment in rural areas. Since 1996, over 1.2 million poor and disadvantaged rural households have benefitted ...
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
CSOs call for an end to impunity in Cambodia on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
To mark the United Nations’ second International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, we, the undersigned civil society organizations (“CSOs”), call upon the Royal Government of Cambodia to bring an end to Cambodia’s rampant culture of impunity, and to ensure that the perpetrators ...
Joint Organizations
Joint statement: Civil society organizations call for the draft Law on Public Order to be immediately discarded
On 13 August 2020, the undersigned national and international organizations and communities issued a joint statement calling on the Royal Government of Cambodia (“RGC”) to immediately discard the repressive draft Law on Public Order and uphold its obligations under international human rights law. The draft law contains ...
Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR)
Organizing the "Telecom 2022-An Exclusive International Business Expo"
On 02 February 2022, the Ministry of Commerce issued an announcement on the organizing of the “Telecom 2022-An Exclusive International Business Expo”.The Telecom Equipment & Services Export Promotion Council (TEPC) under Market Access Initiative Scheme of Department of Commerce, Government of India is going to ...
Ministry of Commerce
Press release on the discussion between Cambodian Foreign Minister and U.S. Ambassador about Cambodia-US relations
On 2 September 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the discussion of a meeting on 28 August 2023 between His Excellency Kitti Tesaphibal Bindit HUN MANET, and the U.S. Congressional Staff delegation led by Mr. Alex Carnes, ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Statement: Suspend development projects destroying the Tompoun/Cheung Ek wetlands
On 27 July 2020, the Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO), Cambodian Youth Network (CYN), Equitable Cambodia (EC) and Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT) jointly issued a report revealing human rights abuses and environmental devastation as private developments threaten to flood ...
Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO)
Press release on a land dispute resolution mechanism for the people
On 02 May 2019, the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction issued a press release on a land dispute resolution mechanism for the people. These include (1) the national and provincial cadastral committees, (2) the National Authority for Land Conflict Resolution, (3) judicial ...
Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction
Informing traders and associations to export and import goods through Vietnam to China through the land border between Vietnam and China.
On 03 January 2022, the Ministry of Commerce issued a press release on informing traders and associations to export and import goods through Vietnam to China through the land border between Vietnam and China.According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Socialist Republic ...
Ministry of Commerce
Press release: Japanese Foreign Minister to pay an official visit to Cambodia
On 1 July 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release regarding Japanese Foreign Minister to pay an official visit to Cambodiaon their official website.According to the press, at the invitation of His Excellency Sok Chenda Sophea, Deputy Prime Minister ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
“Bizcoverindia 2022” – An International Multi Sectorial Virtual Trade Expo from 17th – 21st May 2022
On 10 May 2022, the Ministry of Commerce issued an announcement on “Bizcoverindia 2022” – An International Multi Sectorial Virtual Trade Expo from 17th – 21st May 2022.The Ministry of Commerce of the Kingdom of Cambodia has the honor to inform the public that the ...
Ministry of Commerce
Joint statement on the draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (LANGO)
Representatives of 80 civil society organizations (CSOs) called on the Royal Government of Cambodia to make the official draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (LANGO) available to the public, and to conduct dialogues with different stakeholders for collecting their views, concerns and perceptions on ...
Joint Organizations
Statement: Joint response to open letter on microfinance reports
On 16 July 2020, the Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO), Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT), Cambodian Alliance of Trade Unions (CATU), and Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights (CENTRAL) issued a joint response declining request from the Cambodia ...
Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO)
Press release on Mekong River dolphin deaths in Kandal province
On 9 August 2023, the Fisheries Administration of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries issued a press release to inform the public after finding a 1.01-meter-long female Irrawaddy dolphin weighing 14.4 kg, about two months old, dead of trapping in nets in Peam village, ...
Fisheries Administration