Cambodia at UN To Defend Rights Record

29 January 2014
VOA Khmer
Government / Human rights / International relations / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Interior / Ministry of Justice / Social development
Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) / Europe / Geneva / Human Rights Committee / Hun Sen / Ministry of Interior / Ministry of Justice / National Assembly / Rolando Gomez / Sam Rainsy / UN Human Rights Committee / UN’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights / Yim Sovann

Cambodia’s opposition leader, Sam Rainsy, is currently in Geneva, where the UN Human Rights Committee is reviewing the country’s rights record. Cambodian government officials are defending their rights record for the second time in four years at the Universal Periodic Review. Sam Rainsy, who heads the Cambodia National Rescue Party, has been calling for a recall election, following marred voting in July, and for the resignation of Prime Minister Hun Sen. He is currently in Europe to garner more support for the opposition’s claims. Opposition and labor protests have turned violent in recent weeks, leaving at least four people dead and many more injured, as state security forces continue to crack down on demonstrations. …

 Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodia-at-un-to-defend-rights-record/1839449.html