CAMBODIA UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW (UPR) 4TH CYCLE ON LGBT+ EQUAL RIGHTS, SOGIESC RIGHTS AND SRHR

During Cambodia’s 4th cycle Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in 2024, Cambodia officially accepted all the 12 recommendations specifically on continuing to progress Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) rights and LGBT+ equal rights. These accepted UPR recommendations focus on three essential priorities:

• Continue progress towards recognizing legal marriage equality for same-sex couples
• Enable legal gender recognition of self-defined gender identity for transgender and gender-diverse persons
• Continue progress towards full equality for LGBT+ persons and adopting effective measures protecting from discrimination based on SOGIESC.

 

– Summary factsheet – Recommendations on LGBT+ equal rights accepted by Cambodia at the 4th cycle UPR: KH/ENG

Civil Society Joint Submission on SOGIESC rights -SRHR for 4th UPR cycle of Cambodia

On 21st  December 2023, Rainbow Community Kampuchea (RoCK) along with civil society partners published the Joint Submission on sexual orientation, gender identity and expression and sex characteristics (SOGIESC) rights and sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for the 4th Universal Periodic Review (UPR) cycle of Cambodia.

The civil society Joint Submission on SOGIESC rights and SRHR for the 4th UPR cycle of Cambodia presents an assessment of the progress made by Cambodia towards the implementation of the nine recommendations on SOGIESC rights and SRHR accepted by Cambodia at 3rd UPR cycle, recognizing the positive steps taken toward progressing implementation as well as the remaining implementation gaps. It also suggests concrete priority recommendations to raise in the 4th UPR cycle of Cambodia to ensure that Cambodia effectively protects SOGIESC rights, SRHR and the equal rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT+) persons across Cambodia, in line with achieving the Sustainable Development Goals principle of “leaving no one behind”.

– Joint Submission on SOGIESC rights -SRHR for 4th UPR cycle of Cambodia – Full Report: ENG

– Joint Submission on SOGIESC rights -SRHR for 4th UPR cycle of Cambodia – Summary Factsheet: ENG / KH

Information from previous cycles of the UPR:

– UPR 3rd cycle mid-term report on SOGIESC rights and SRHR in Cambodia (2022): link

– Cambodia 3rd cycle of Universal Periodic Review on SOGIESC rights and SRHR: link