Cambodian PM defends Australia refugee deal

24 November 2014
VOA Khmer
Civil society / Constitution and rights / Ethnic minorities and indigenous people / Government / Human rights / International laws and treaties / International relations / Law and judiciary / Laws and regulations / Social development / The poor
Australian aid / Cambodia-Australia refugee deal / Human Rights Watch (HRW) / Hun Sen / Kem Sokha / National Assembly / U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is trying to ease concerns over the social and economic costs of the country’s plan with Australia to receive refugees. U.S.-based Human Rights Watch has called for the deal to be halted until Cambodia improves its refugee support system. Hun Sen spoke out in defense of the refugee resettlement program in a letter he wrote last week to opposition politician Kem Sokha, the National Assembly’s first deputy president. … He said services for the new arrivals would all be paid for by Australia through the $35 million resettlement program. …

 Ron Corben
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