Cambodia’s opposition to mark International Human Rights Day
The main opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) will stage mass rallies in capital Phnom Penh and tourist city of Siem Reap on Dec. 10 to celebrate the International Human Rights Day, a party spokesman said Thursday. “We plan to mobilize 20,000 people in Phnom Penh and at least 10,000 participants in Siem Reap,”Yem Ponharith told Xinhua. … Tourism Minister Thong Khon has urged the CNRP to avert violence when it stages mass rally in the tourist city in northwestern Siem Reap province. Yem Ponharith said from Dec. 15 onwards, the CNRP will hold mass protests in Phnom Penh every Sunday in order to demand probe into the allegations of serious fraud and irregularities during the July election that handed victory to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling party. …
Global Post News Staff
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