Overview

Under the Cambodian Constitution, Cambodian citizen have equal right before the law. All Cambodian citizens’ rights are identified in their culture, tradition, constitution, Cambodian laws and international laws. Insufficient in providing quality legal services to the poor lead to have threatens and human rights violation and worried to the society development. Legal Aid of Cambodia (“LAC”) is a non-governmental, independent, Khmer-administered, non-profit and non-political organization of lawyers founded in 1995. LAC was established in response to the great paucity of legal services created by years of civil war and turmoil. LAC envisions a just and fair Cambodian society, where everyone enjoys equal rights before the law. This vision is pursued with LAC’s mission 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

Background

Under the Cambodian Constitution, Cambodian citizen have equal right before the law. All Cambodian citizens’ rights are identified in their culture, tradition, constitution, Cambodian laws and international laws. Insufficient in providing quality legal services to the poor lead to have threatens and human rights violation and worried to the society development. Legal Aid of Cambodia (“LAC”) is a non-governmental, independent, Khmer-administered, non-profit and non-political organization of lawyers founded in 1995. LAC was established in response to the great paucity of legal services created by years of civil war and turmoil. LAC envisions a just and fair Cambodian society, where everyone enjoys equal rights before the law. This vision is pursued with LAC’s mission 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

Value

N/A-Justice comes from the respect of law -Delivering quality legal services contributes to the rule of law -Good governance gains greater trust from relevant stakeholders -Through staff commitment, LAC can prove its solidarity to the poor

Mission

Work to defend and protect the poor through the provision of quality legal aid, supported by education and outreach, advocating for legal and judicial reform

Vision

LAC envisions a just and fair Cambodian society, where everyone enjoys equal rights before the law.