The Cambodian NGO Committee on CEDAW (NGO-CEDAW) Shadow Report

The RGC in its combined 2010 Fourth and Fifth National Report (the ―RGC Report‖) on the Implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women in Cambodia, makes specific reference to provisions in the Constitution and the Penal Code1, claiming that the existence of these provisions in and of themselves, alongside plans to pass additional laws, guarantees full equality of women with men in the protection and enjoyment of human rights, as well as protection from all forms of discrimination. The adoption of laws guaranteeing equal protection of women and non-discrimination should not be mistaken for the actual delivery of equal rights and non-discriminatory practices, and therefore satisfaction with the spirit and intent of the Convention. Since its last report, the RGC has achieved little measureable progress; stagnation being the norm, with some areas seeing regression.