Summary

The present report is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 48/23. It outlines the role and achievements of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Cambodia from 1 June 2022 to 31 May 2023.

During the reporting period, the Office 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 Security Council and other governmental and civil society actors. The Office also maintained steady cooperation with the Government, particularly for the provision of technical assistance, as specified in the memorandum of understanding between the Government and the Office. It continued to expand its work on economic and social rights, with a view to assisting the Government in enhancing equal access to social security, including for vulnerable people. It also documented cases of restrictions of fundamental freedoms, including in the lead-up phase to the communal and national elections.