Thursday, 27 October 2011
Bridget Di Certo
Phnom Penh Post
Five laws proposed or enacted since 2008 demonstrate the “stunning scope of Cambodia’s legislative crackdown on free speech” and the “alarming extent of the government’s growing control of expressive activities”, a report from rights group Licadho warned yesterday.
The laws and draft laws “include dangerously vague and oppressive provisions that undermine freedom of expression and other fundamental freedoms”, said the report titled The Delusion of Progress: Cambodia’s Legislative Assault on Expressive Rights.
“New legislation is deliberately drafted and used as a weapon to silence those who speak out against the political and financial elite,” Licadho said.
Cambodian Defenders Project director Sok Sam Oeun (pictured) was less critical of the legislation and more concerned about how laws are used.
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