Lithuania offers human rights recommendations to Cambodia
On 29 January 2019, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania, Ambassador Andrius Krivas, took the floor during the periodic review of human rights situation in Cambodia at the 32nd session of the Working Group of Universal Periodic Review which is being held in Geneva on 25 January – 1 February 2019.
Lithuania recommended Cambodia to strengthen the rule of law and to guarantee full judicial independence, to redouble the efforts to protect freedom of opinion and expression, to ensure safety of journalists, human rights defenders and political opposition and to take necessary measures to ensure that the right to freedom of assembly and association is not hindered by arbitrary restrictions and excessive use of force.
The UPR is a human rights mechanism employed since 2008. The UPR assesses the human rights situation in each individual country and provides recommendations for improvements. At the end of each UPR cycle, UN Members produce reports about the implementation of the adopted recommendations and overall progress in the area of human rights. Countries undergo the UPR every five years. Lithuania had its first review in 2011. In 2017, its second-cycle UPR report got adopted.
