The objectives are to conduct research on priorities that the NSDP gives to smallholders and large scale land concessionaires with the advantages and disadvantages of these two approaches to agricultural development to be compared.
Climate Policy Brief for Cop21 Paris: In View of Cambodia’s Priorities and Special Circumstances As a Climate Vulnerable Least Developed Country (LDC)
This policy briefing aims at supporting Cambodia’s positioning and active participation in 2015 climate talks leading to COP 21 in Paris. It is written with a view on Cambodia as one of the most climate vulnerable countries of the world.
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The Public’s Right to Know: Principles on Right to Information Legislation
These Principles were originally developed in 1999 and updated in 2015. They have been endorsed by Abid Hussain, the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, in his report to the 2000 Session of the United Nations Commission…
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Perceptions of Online Freedom Expression and Political Engagement
This report attempts to address a shortage of information regarding Cambodian Internet users’ online behaviors and perceptions of Internet rights and freedoms. The intended outcome is to facilitate a more informed debate about the future of the Internet in Cambodia.
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Going Offline? The Threat to Cambodia’s Newfound Internet Freedoms
Driven by the increasing availability of cheap web-enabled smartphones and extensive mobile networks, young Cambodians—mostly in urban areas— have embraced social media networks like Facebook and YouTube. But Cambodia’s new-found internet freedom is under threat
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New Media and the Promotion of Human Rights in Cambodia
This report seeks to explore the extent to which new media, namely mobile phones and the internet, are used in Cambodia, and in particular how they are used to promote and protect human rights.
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Child Protection Policy Brief 2015
The Royal Government of Cambodia has made significant progress in establishing legal and policy frameworks that create protective environments for children, including national and sub-national mechanisms. However, gaps in law enforcement, inconsistent policy implementation, and limited accountability of local mechanisms…
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Cambodia: The Bitter Taste of Sugar Displacement and Dispossession in Oddar Meanchey Province
Land has been the single most contentious issue in Cambodia with Economic Land Concessions or ELCs the biggest conduit for land grabs in the last two decades. This research study focused exclusively on the sugar concessions in Oddar Meanchey Province.
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Rainbow Khmer: From Prejudice to Pride
This Report aims to establish a vision whereby LGBT’s people human rights are fully protected by law, respected in practice, and recognized universally. It takes a thematic approach, looking at different aspects of LGBT’s people lives in turn, and provides…
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The YOGYAKARTA Principles: Principles on the application of international human rights law in relation to sexual orientation and gender identity
The Yogyakarta Principles address a broad range of human rights standards and their application to issues of sexual orientation and gender identity. The Principles affirm the primary obligation of States to implement human rights. Each Principle is accompanied by detailed…
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