The present report, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 42/37, outlines the role and achievements of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Cambodia from 1 June 2021 to 31 May 2022.

During the reporting period, OHCHR continued to provide technical cooperation to various government ministries, the Cambodian Human Rights Committee, the National Committee against Torture, the Disability Action Council, the National Social Protection Council and other governmental and civil society actors. OHCHR also maintained cooperation with the Government of Cambodia with regard, in particular, to the provision of technical assistance, as specified in the memorandum of understanding between the Government and the United Nations Human Rights Office in Cambodia. OHCHR expanded its work on economic and social rights, in particular on the protection of land rights for indigenous peoples and social security for vulnerable people. OHCHR also documented cases of serious restrictions of fundamental freedoms and civic space in the country, as well as ongoing attempts by the Government to limit pluralism, including in the lead-up to the fifth communal elections held on 5 June 2022.