the Cambodian Working Group for an Asean Human Rights Mechanism welcomed comments from government and civil society on the proposed National Human Rights Institution in Cambodia
- From: Chim <ChimS1@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 11:19:03 -0800 (PST)
Civil society, officials mull national human rights
organisation
Written by Sebastian Strangio and Cheang Sokha
Tuesday, 09 December 2008
The proposed body will help enshrine human rights in Cambodian law,
providing the government lends its support to the idea
THE establishment of a national human rights body has taken another
tentative step forward, with government and civil society providing
input on recommendations for an umbrella organisation they say will
integrate Cambodia into regional human rights mechanisms.
At a conference in Siem Reap over the weekend, the Cambodian Working
Group (CWG) for an Asean Human Rights Mechanism welcomed comments from
government and civil society on the proposed National Human Rights
Institution (NHRI), which will come under the auspices of the proposed
Asean Human Rights Body.
"The NHRI ... will have the role of linking the Asean human rights and
the Cambodian human rights mechanisms," said Pa Nguon Teang, secretary
general of the CWG, adding that he would soon hold meetings with the
government-run Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) to establish a
timetable for submitting a draft law forming the organisation to the
National Assembly.
"All the participants agreed on the establishment of the NHRI, but
there are still points that we need to discuss," he added.
Political will
But Kek Galabru, president of local rights group Licadho, said the
will of the government to fully implement the law governing the NHRI's
operation would be vital.
"[At the conference], we discussed a lot about how we can make sure it
will be independent," she said, adding that Prime Minister Hun Sen had
lent his support to the NHRI in 2006.
"It depends firstly on the political will of the government."
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