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. ...
