UN panel grills Cambodians
Sitting in Geneva before a panel of international experts chosen by the UN, Cambodian delegates yesterday did their best to dodge a series of pointed questions regarding the Kingdom’s adherence to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Phrases such as “I don’t know where you got this information” and “I don’t accept that” were uttered, as Cambodian delegation members Mak Sambath, Pol Lim, Ith Rady and Ney Samol repeatedly shrugged off criticisms pertaining to subjects such as domestic violence, prison conditions, LGBT rights and freedom of speech and expression in Cambodia. …
Ethan Harfenist
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