Cambodia delays human rights hearing for one week

A request by the Cambodian government for a delay in its universal periodic review (UPR) hearing at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, which was supposed to be Thursday, has been accepted, according to a rights group that was to deliver a statement on the country’s human rights record. Nicolas Agostini, the U.N. delegate for the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), said by telephone from Geneva that the hearing is postponed for a further week, giving the government more time to prepare to explain to the council how it will implement recommendations on improving its human rights situation. …

Lauren Crothers
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