Beyond Survival: Who Takes Responsibility for Civil Society’s Transition in Cambodia? Published: 2 November 2026 In response to Louise Coventry’s article, “Cambodia’s NGO Sector Is Collapsing. Does It Matter?” Heike Löschmann examines what Cambodia stands to lose as international funding declines. Moving beyond the survival of individual organisations, she asks how independent civic functions, accumulated expertise and the capacity to defend rights can be sustained—and what responsibility international partners have for the transition. Heike Löschmann
Civil society under pressure Published: 16 December 2015 Shrinking – closing – no space: Governments across all continents villainize civil society actors. Where does their sense of threat emanate from? Barbara Unmüßig
European Parliament: Draft Resolution by Green Party on Cambodia's LANGO Published: 7 July 2015 having regard to European Parliament resolutions 16 January 2014 on the situation of rights defenders and opposition activists in Cambodia and Laos, as well as of 26 October 2012 and of 17 February 2011 on Cambodia having regard to the Local EU Statement on the new legislature in Cambodia of 23 September 2013 and on violence surrounding labor disputes of 8 January 2014
Cambodia: Government is intimidating civil society Published: 26 June 2015 Unofficial translation! Official German version follows. Press release 25th June 2015 With regard to the draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (LANGO), Mr. Uwe Kekeritz, Member of the German Parliament and Spokesperson for Development Cooperation expressed his concerns as follows: The draft LANGO presented by the government fails to meet the minimum international human rights standards. According to the content of the draft, the government aims to silence local and international civil society organizations that have been actively supporting Cambodian people in their struggle against land grabbing and human rights violations.
Withdraw Draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations Published: 23 June 2015 We, the undersigned international NGOs and membership organizations, call on the National Assembly of Cambodia to immediately withdraw the draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (LANGO).
Six hypotheses on the role of civil society actors in the Great Transition Published: 5 May 2015 The professional NGO world is unable to reverse the major global trends. It can, however, prevent projects and policies by forging powerful alliances - and build alternatives. Barbara Unmüßig
