Tuesday, December 28, 2010

NGO Law ‘Unnecessary’: Legal Expert

Sok Sam Oeun, executive director of the Cambodia Defenders Project. (Photo: by Heng Reaksmey)
Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer
Washington, DC Friday, 24 December 2010
“This can be a problem, because if the government restricts [NGO activities], it can be difficult for civil society to operate.”
The government is continuing with a draft law to oversee non-governmental organizations, but the head of a prominent legal group says the legislation is unnecessary and open to abuse.

The law on NGOs has been distributed to organizations for their input ahead of a government forum, said Sok Sam Oeun, executive director of the Cambodia Defenders Project, as a guest on “Hello VOA.”
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