Council of Ministers Approves Draft Report on Human Rights
The Council of Ministers on Friday approved a draft report on political rights in Cambodia, which made outline efforts being made by the government to reduce poverty and secure land titles for millions across the country, a measure that Cambodia must complete as a signatory to the U.N. convention on human rights. Prepared by the government’s Human Rights Committee, the draft focuses heavily on a recently introduced policy by Prime Minister Hun Sen to issue land titles to people whose land is located within the concessions of state or private companies. … Also on Friday, the Council of Ministers approved a draft sub-decree for the establishment of so-called management and protection zone for dolphins in the Mekong River. …
