Hun Sen lambasts rights rapporteur
Prime Minister Hun Sen lashed out at the UN’s human rights envoy to Cambodia yesterday, saying Surya Subedi’s latest report skewed too heavily toward the opposition and suggested his talents might be better employed elsewhere. … While the premier never mentioned the Nepalese national and Leeds University law professor by name, he made repeated reference to the rapporteur’s recent stinging reports, which were presented at the UN Human Rights Council held in Geneva last month. … Hun Sen called the conclusions “unfounded”, adding that they reflected only the recommendations of an individual and not the UN as a whole. He also criticised the findings as supported only by civil society and opposition groups. … Spokesman for the Council of Ministers Phay Siphan said yesterday that he hoped Subedi might take the premier’s words as a recommendation. …
