On October 27, 2006, the second national workshop was held at Hotel Le Royal in
Phnom Penh which was organized by Community Legal Education Center (CLEC) and supported by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through East-West Management Institute and Program on Rights and Justice (PRAJ).
The whole day workshop on Draft Law on Peaceful Assembly was presided over by H.E Nuth Saan, secretary of state of Ministry of Interior (MoI) and many representatives of civil society and various foreign embassies. After welcoming remarks by Mr. Yeng Virak, executive director of CLEC, three crucial guest-speakers were invited to present their speech:-
1. H.E. Nuth Saan, secretary of state of MoI presented the opening speech and the development process of draft law and position of the royal government.
2. Ms. Erin Seto, mission director of USAID/Cambodia presented the enacting the peaceful assembly law–a concrete step in democratic development in
Cambodia.
3. Mr. James Tupin, human rights officer of United Nation High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) presented the international standard for maintaining public order.
Students’ Movement for Democracy (SMD) was one of civil society participating in the workshop and sent her two representatives to participate 1). Mr. Moa Veasna, president. 2). Mr. Hing Soksan, Sport and Education Program Officer.
Be notified that the Small Group Discussion, Group Presentations, and Press Conference were put into workshop’s agenda.
