Legal Aid of Cambodia (LAC) is a non-governmental, independent, Khmer-administered, non-profit and non-political organization founded in 1995. LAC’s mission is to provide quality legal aid, legal and human rights education/outreach and advocate for the poor in Cambodia in order to ensure access to justice, promote respect of law and human rights and advance legal and judicial reform. LAC is one of the few non-governmental legal aid organizations in Cambodia to maintain a significant, permanent presence in rural Cambodia where 80% of the population resides. LAC maintains offices in seven different locations. The head office in Phnom Penh includes three specialized programs: the Child Justice Program, the Land Law Program, and the Women’s Justice Program. LAC is supported by donors from the international community based inside and outside of the country.
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Cast Aside (Divorced and Bereaved Women Still Lack Equal Rights)
Ministry of Women’s Affairs Dr. Ing Kantha Phavi said most women remain unaware of their rights and often face social pressure to continue living in an unhappy marriage. She told a recent workshop, titled Access to Divorce for Women in Cambodia, that women need greater support during the difficult process of divorce, and better protection of their rights. More…
LAC Annual Report 2009
This activity report starts with the activities of LAC in 2009, but also contains background information about the organization in chapters 7-11
EXCESSIVE DETENTION IS A VIOLATION OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS
Tuesday, June 1, 2010In honor of International Children’s Day on June 1st, Legal Aid of Cambodia, a non-governmental, independent, non-profit and non-political organization of lawyers, wishes to extend [...]
Fighting for their rights
Monday, March 22, 2010MARRIED to a man who repeatedly beat her, her children and even her 75-year-old mother, Bopha lived in constant fear of her husband’s destructive rages.
However, [...]
Imprisonment of Convicted Women without Copy of the Judgments is the Violation of Women’s Rights and Human Rights
Tuesday, March 9, 2010International Women’s Day is celebrated in many countries around the world on March 8. It is a day when women are recognized for their achievements [...]