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Christophe Peschoux (Photo: The Phnom Penh Post)By Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Cameron Wells
The Phnom Penh Post
THE local representative of the UN’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday called on the government to draft and pass a law that would grant journalists greater access to official information.
During a conference at the National Institute of Education marking World Press Freedom Day, which was Monday, Christophe Peschoux said such an act would complement the recently passed Anticorruption Law, and that it would assist civil society groups in their efforts to “hold public officials accountable for the use of public resources”.
“How can a doctor treat a patient if he or she does not have accurate information about his or her health?” Peschoux said. “And how can a journalist perform his duty to inform the public about an issue if he does not have accurate information?”
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