The government has declared its commitment to the right to freedom of information; however, the right to access information, the availability of information, and demand for information are far from entrenched in Cambodian society.
(CCHR/IFEX) – 12 April 2012 – The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) today releases the fourth fact sheet in its 2012 “Fundamental Freedoms” series which gives a brief overview of different fundamental freedoms or topics relating to them. This fact sheet (“Freedom of Information”) provides an overview of freedom of information in Cambodia and calls for recently drafted freedom of information legislation to be debated and enacted.