Old problems persist in new NGO draft law
The latest version of the government’s draft law on NGOs, which was approved by the Council of Ministers in January, is identical to an earlier version made available to civil society in 2011, with several outstanding concerns still intact, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights said yesterday. Working from a copy provided by the government late last month, CCHR found that the draft law – despite having addressed many of civil society’s concerns – was likely to be passed as is, still with several troubling articles, including vague language that “could not be much worse for foreign NGOs and associations”. …
Stuart White
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/old-problems-persist-new-ngo-draft-law
