Lawmaker defends rejection of human rights proposals
National Assembly spokesman Chheang Vun on Friday defended Cambodia’s decision to reject four human rights proposals and merely take note of another 38 during the adoption of its second universal periodic review report in Geneva on Thursday. In all, Cambodia accepted 163 of the 205 recommendations put to it during the human rights review, but did not commit to implementing recommendations including the protection of the press and the freedoms of assembly and expression. Rights groups said the rejection reflected a lack of will by the government to protect people’s rights. …
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