Joint efforts on Advocacy Plan Responding to Seven Laws Bi-Monthly Meeting Phnom Penh, 5 August 2014 By: HOC Vision: A strong and capable civil society, cooperating and responsive to Cambodia’s development challenges 1
1.Potential Impact on Seven Draft Laws 2.Key intervention: Updated progress & Proposed joint activities 3.Proposed Budget 4.Solidarity Activities Presentation Outlines
1. Potential Impact on the Seven Draft Laws
Potential Impact Overall Analysis: (Three laws related to judiciary) approval from the National Assembly, Senate, promulgated by the King. NO public consultation. Law on Associations and NGOs, Cyber Crimes, Management and Use of Agricultural Land, and Law on Trade Unions (some with consultations)
Potential Impact Potential impact on benefits, democratic space, enabling environment, and rights of the Cambodian citizens.
2.Key Intervention: Progress & Joint Activities
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Consultation Workshop
Media Coverage
1.Harmonization CSOs : Advocating for an improved legal, regulatory and policy environment CSOs in Cambodia. 2.Influence policy & decision makers: transparent & accountable development process & content of the legislations 3.Inclusive partnership & meaningful spaces for CSOs: development actors at all levels of decision making. Key Interventions
ActionTime Submit the petitions/Joint StatementAug-Dec 2014 Letter of request to release final draft laws/ Strategic action to request for release Aug-Dec 2014 Regular meeting with DPs/INGOs to push through potential channel to release the officially draft laws Aug-Dec 2014 Analyzing draft lawsAug-Dec 2014 Press Conferences /Joint statementAug-Dec 2014 Printing news, Radio & TV talk show, and Social media (facebook, twitter etc) Aug-Dec 2014 Collect two million thumb printsAug 2014 Proposed Activites
ActionTime Conduct Public Forum in 1) North-East, 2) North-West, 3) Highlander and 4) Costal Area etc) Dec 2014 National Consultation2015 Proposed Activities
3. Proposed Budget
Proposed Budget ICNL $ $25,000 Diakonia $ $15,000 Other Donors $40,710 Total $ $78,760
4. Solidarity Activities Contact: Sin Putheary & Mi Nac
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