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In the Cambodian context, any NGO law - regardless of its particular content - poses a threat to the work of human rights defenders and other NGOs. While human rights defenders are most at risk because of their role in criticizing government actions, the objectives of all NGOs and development agents - both foreign and domestic - can be compromised.

This paper highlights the experience of six Asian countries with laws similar to the proposed Cambodian NGO law is outlined below.