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Comment by UN Human Rights spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan on convictions of environmental activists in Cambodia

GENEVA (18 July 2024) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Vitit Muntarbhorn, will visit the country from 21 to 27 July. 

In November 2023, the National Bank of Cambodia and the United Nations in Cambodia commenced co-convening a multi-stakeholder consultation process on microfinance in Cambodia due to increasing concerns regarding the rapid growth of the microfinance sector in Cambodia and potential linkages to other issues such as indebtedness. The consultation process aimed to facilitate constructive stakeholder engagement, develop a shared understanding of the issues, and identify specific actions and commitments that might support all stakeholders in navigating challenges and seizing opportunities to strengthen the banking and financial sector. A series of individual stakeholder group dialogues and multi-stakeholder technical meetings were subsequently conducted, and stakeholders representing 100 different groups and institutions were consulted, including representatives from government, regulatory bodies, banking and financial institutions and associations, investors, civil society and non-government organizations, think tanks, and development partners, along with UN agencies, and international financial institutions.  

GENEVA (26 July 2024) – An independent UN expert today called on the Cambodian Government to implement a national action plan on the rights of indigenous peoples.

Professor Vitit Muntarbhorn, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, to the Kingdom of Cambodia: 

21-26 July 2024