UN envoy expected to arrive in Cambodia for human rights assessment

12 January 2014
The Cambodia Herald
Civil society / Government / Human rights / International relations / Social development
Cambodia National Rescue Party / Cambodian People's Party / CNRP / CPP / Human Rights Council / Hun Sen / Kem Sokha / Sam Rainsy / Surya Subedi / UN / UN Human Rights Office in Cambodia / UN special rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia / United Nations

United Nations envoy is expected to arrived in Cambodia today, a week after the deadly crackdown by government forces against protesting workers on Veng Sreng street, which left five people dead. This is the first visit of Surya P. Subedi, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia, after last July’s general election which handed victory to Cambodian People’s Party of Prime Minister Hun Sen. According to a statement released earlier this week by the UN Human Rights Office in Cambodia, the six-day fact-finding mission is part of an ongoing program of monitoring progress on human rights in the country. … Mr Subedi will present his next report to the Human Rights Council on September 2014 session. … Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) said on Thursday this week that Surya Subedi would accompany Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha to the court for questioning on January 14 following the deadly clash. …

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