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Myanmar rises
An article about Myanmar's rice sector and relationship with the International Rice Research Institute. The article describes a meeting with Myanmar President U Thein Sein and...
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Hierarchy of laws in Cambodia
This fact sheet provides an overview of the hierarchy of laws in Cambodia and highlights the fact that legal instruments are often misused, thereby jeopardizing the principle of...
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Impunity in Cambodia
A briefing on the topic of impunity in Cambodia. The brief outlines how impunity in Cambodia varies from murder cases of human rights activists and journalists that are never...
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Children in the Cambodian criminal justice system
This brief assesses the current state of the juvenile justice system in Cambodia against international standards. The first section provides an outline of the international and...
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Discrimination against LGBT people in the Cambodian legal framework
A brief about discrimination against LGBT people in the Cambodian legal framework. The first section introduces the way sexual orientation and gender identity is perceived in...
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Fact sheet: Applicability of international human rights law in Cambodia
This fact sheet provides an overview of the applicability of the main sources of international human rights law in the Cambodian legal system. The fact sheet covers Jus Cogens...
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2014 Post-UPR national consultation outcome report (Cambodia)
This outcome report summarizes presentations, panel discussions and small group discussions undertaken during the 2014 Post-Universal Periodic Review National Consultation...
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Repression of expression: The state of free speech in Cambodia
This report aims to illustrate the situation of freedom of expression in Cambodia. The authors identify patterns of violations of this important right and to provide specific...
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Fact sheet: Extradition in Cambodia
This factsheet provides an overview of the current status of extradition practices in the Kingdom of Cambodia. The fact sheet covers extradition’s definition and international...
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Ending the cycle of impunity for acid crimes in Cambodia
This report provides an analysis of the situation of acid violence in Cambodia, specifically in relation to the criminal justice process. The authors utilised media sources and...
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Punishment fitting the crime: Effectively punishing and combatting acid violence in Cambodia through the creation and enforcement of a law
A comprehensive analysis of Cambodia's acid law that was passed by the National Assembly, assessing its strengths and its weaknesses. The report analyzes acid laws around the...
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Freedom of information in Cambodia: A right to know or a culture of secrecy?
This report looks at freedom of information in Cambodia. The report examines principles of freedom of information, the status of the right to information in international law,...
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Freedom on the net 2013 a global assessment of Internet and digital media
"To illuminate the nature of evolving long threats in rapidly changing global environment, and to identify areas of opportunity and positive change, Freedom House has conducted...
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Country report: Vietnam, payment for environmental services
This article published in IUCN Academy of Environmental Law e-Journal Issue 2012 (1) outlines payment for environmental services (PES) the lessons learned, and relevant laws and...
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Cambodia and the international community: Trials in reconstruction and foreign assistance
Transcript of an interview with Sebastian Strangio about Cambodia and the international community. The participants discuss Cambodia’s history of reconstruction and receipt of...
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The role of social forestry in climate change mitigation and adaptation in the ASEAN region
"Recognizing the important role that people living in and around forests play in forest management for poverty reduction and environmental sustainability, RECOFTC conducted a...
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Preparing the cumulative impact assessment for the Nam Ngum 3 hydropower project
A plan for a cumulative impact assessment study of the Nam Ngum 3 Hydropower Project to be built on the Nam Ngum River in Laos. The study was necessary because of the...
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Revised standard joint programme document (UN REDD Vietnam)
A project outline intended to assist the Government of Vietnam in developing an effective REDD regime and to contribute to reduction of regional displacement of emissions. This...
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Small-scale illegal logging in Vietnam: implications for FLEGT and REDD+
This brief summarizes village case studies that demonstrate how Vietnam’s domestic illegal logging could be curtailed. The authors argue that illegal logging will only be...
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Forest degradation in Cambodia: an assessment of monitoring options in the central cardamom protected forest
The report is about an assessment of monitoring in the central cardamom protected forest (CCPF). The assessment involves three different stages including 1) define biomass...