UN rights envoy hails Cambodia’s poll, calls for calm,political reconciliation
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi on Wednesday praised Cambodia’s general elections held on Sunday, and appealed for calm and political reconciliation. …
The human rights expert also appealed to the people and all political actors “not to succumb to racial hatred, whether in person or through other means such as social media, and to contribute towards building a tolerant, cohesive and liberal democratic society.”
With regard to the many allegations of irregularities, Subedi called on the appropriate bodies to promptly and impartially investigate them, and urged the Cambodian National Election Committee (NEC) to thoroughly account for every unused ballot paper. …
In his first public appearance on Wednesday, Prime Minister Hun Sen said that the government and the CPP welcomed the creation of a joint committee in order to “show transparency and to find a solution that will be acceptable to all sides.” …
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