Address
House 138, #street 122, Sangkat Tuek Lak Mouy, Khan Tuol Kok, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Background
COMFREL is an impartial independent non-governmental organization (NGO) that was established in December 1995 by human rights organizations such as the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC)
COMFREL was registered as a non-governmental organization by Ministry of Interior in December 1997. Since the 1998 elections, COMFREL has been recognized by the NNational Election Committee (NEC). In each election from 1998 to 2017, COMFREL trained and deployed more than 10,000 volunteers to observe elections and count votes in Cambodia. For the 2022 elections, 1,858 observers were deployed, and 5,036 for 2023 elections.
Vision
A democratic society that democratisation in particular democratic elections are promoted and qualified to bring benefit to people”
Mission
Missions: To help to create an informed and favourable climate 1)- for free and fair elections through lobbying and advocacy for a suitable legal framework, education to inform voters of their rights and monitoring activities that both discourage irregularities and provide comprehensive monitoring data to enable an objective, non-partisan assessment of the election process, and 2)- for meaningfulness of post elections through education and public forums to encourage citizens to participate in politics and decision-making, advocacy/lobby for electoral reforms that increase accountability of elected officials and provide comprehensive monitoring data to enable an objective, non-partisan assessment of the fulfillment of political platform and performance of elected officials.
Value
Goal
Objective
Strengthen the legal and policy framework governing elections and political participation.
Empower Cambodian citizens via civic and voter education to exercise rights in the electoral process.
Deploy long‑term and short‑term domestic observers for election monitoring and parallel vote counts.
Carry out voter list audits and surveys to identify irregularities and raise voter confidence.
Monitor elected representatives (parliamentarians and commune councillors) to assess fulfillment of political platform commitments.
Facilitate public dialogues and forums between citizens and officials to deepen citizen oversight and participation
Sector
