UN rights expert appeals for calm amid violence in Cambodia

16 July 2014
Shanghai Daily
Crime and law enforcement / Development Assistance Committee (DAC) members / Government / Human rights / Judiciary and courts / Law and judiciary / Social development / United States aid
Cambodia National Rescue Party / CNRP / Council of Ministers / Kem Sokha / Keo Remy / Mu Sochua / OHCHR / Phnom Penh Municipal Court / Surya Subedi / United Nations / United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

United Nations rights envoy for Cambodia Surya Subedi on Wednesday urged all sides to immediately exercise utmost calm and restraint in the wake of alarming reports of violence following opposition protests in Phnom Penh on Tuesday. “Democracy depends on respect, not violence,” he said in a statement released by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Office to Cambodia. “I call in the strongest possible terms for all sides to exercise restraint.” The envoy’s call came after a Tuesday protest, led by leaders of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) near the capital’s Freedom Park, turned violent, resulting in more than 40 persons injured, mostly security guards. …

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