Human rights group decries foreign praise
Human Rights Watch yesterday took the key donor governments of Japan, Australia and France to task for congratulating Prime Minister Hun Sen on his official election victory in a strongly worded statement that called on them to support an independent investigation into July’s disputed poll.
The rights group said the ruling Cambodian People’s Party had shown an “unwillingness” to seriously address complaints of fraud resulting in “an election that has created significant doubt about whether the official results reflect the votes”.
“Democratic leaders should skip the congratulations and instead insist on an independent investigation into malfeasance at the polls,” Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch, said in the statement. …
Daniel Pye
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