Civil societies call for lifting of political discussion ban in Cambodia

High school students take part in a digital education class. - MoEYS

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Eight civil society organisations (CSOs) and associations have united in urging the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport to revoke the prohibition on discussing social and political matters within educational institutions of all tiers.

Simultaneously, they have proposed the inclusion of lessons on civil and political rights in the national curriculum.