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EU’s Sokha resolution ‘a sovereign rights breach’

The National Assembly (NA) said the European Parliament (EP) did not respect the Kingdom’s independence and sovereignty when it passed a resolution strongly critical of the recent conviction and sentencing of former opposition leader Kem Sokha for “treason”. ...

Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/eus-sokha-resolution-sovereign-rights-breach

Detained ex-opposition leader Kem Sokha blocked from meeting with his lawyers

Former opposition leader Kem Sokha’s lawyers said in a Tuesday statement that they were denied access to their client in violation of his rights, preventing them from discussing a planned appeal against his treason conviction. ...

Sorn Sarath and Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/detained-ex-opposition-leader-kem-sokha-denied-meeting-with-his-lawyers/

Industry makes another appeal against EU tariffs

Three associations in the garment, footwear and travel goods and commerce yesterday once again sent a letter to the European Parliament appealing to postpone the scheduled partial withdrawal of the Everything but Arms (EBA) trade preferences. ...

Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50740483/industry-makes-another-appeal-against-eu-tariffs/

Government hits back at threats to pull EBA, suspend UN seat

The spokesman for the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) has said the government is in no way concerned after the European Parliament gave it three months to reverse what it called the “systematic repression of the political opposition”. ...

Niem Chheng and Meas Sokchea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-hits-back-threats-pull-eba-suspend-un-seat

Government blasts European Parliament’s resolution

The government has lashed out at a European Parliament resolution passed last week that calls for former opposition leader Kem Sokha’s treason charges to be dropped and human rights to be restored, arguing the resolution was biased. ...

Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50533677/government-blasts-european-parliaments-resolution/

EU Calls for Cambodia Sanctions

The European parliament has voted to consider suspending Cambodia’s preferential “Everything But Arms” trade access to the European Union in response to the country’s authoritarian backslide. ...

David Boyle
https://www.voacambodia.com/a/eu-calls-for-cambodia-sanctions/4165063.html

European Parliament calls for actions against Cambodian government

The European Parliament passed a resolution yesterday calling on the European Commission and European External Action Service to impose visa restrictions on Cambodian officials and freeze their assets, and to review the human rights clauses of the Everything But Arms (EBA) agreement for a potential ...

Leonie Kijewski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/european-parliament-calls-actions-against-cambodian-government

World MPs see rights crisis in Kingdom

Two separate groups of international parliamentarians this week raised concerns over the state of democracy in Cambodia, seeing threats to pluralism and human rights in harassment of opposition politicians, trade unions and civil society activists. ...

Cristina Maza and Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/world-mps-see-rights-crisis-kingdom

EU considers union appeals, urges government to respect human rights

The E.U.’s ambassador to Cambodia said he would weigh appeals from pro-government unions critical of a call by opposition party leader Sam Rainsy to push the government to improve its human rights record through increased economic pressure. ...

Khuon Narim, Khy Sovuthy and Sonia Kohlbacher
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/eu-considers-union-appeals-committed-to-human-rights-115901/

PM challenges EU to follow through on threat to cut aid

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday blithely brushed aside a recent threat from the European Parliament to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Cambodia over human rights abuses, challenging the body to follow through. ...

Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/pm-challenges-eu-to-follow-through-on-threat-to-cut-aid-114068/

NGOs die first if aid cut: PM

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday slammed recent calls for sanctions against Cambodia over what supporters of the measures call a government-level disrespect of democracy, claiming the first to be hurt by sanctions would be NGOs. ...

Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/26080/ngos-die-first-if-aid-cut--pm/

Amid turmoil, EU calls for review of aid to Cambodia

The European Parliament on Thursday passed a resolution accusing the Cambodian government of laying politically motivated charges against the opposition and calling for aid cuts if its respect for human rights fails to improve—a loud echo of a resolution it passed just six months ago. ...

Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/amid-turmoil-eu-calls-for-review-of-aid-to-cambodia-113900/

EU pledges nearly $9M to eleven local NGOs

Six months after the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling on the Cambodian government to scrap a draft NGO law that came into effect in August, the E.U. announced on Monday that it had pledged 8.2 million euros (about $8.9 million) to local and international ...

George Wright
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/eu-pledges-nearly-9m-to-eleven-local-ngos-105849/

Human rights: Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Cambodia

Parliament urges Cambodia to drop all charges brought against opposition leader Sam Rainsy and Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) members; calls on the Bangladesh authorities to restore the full independence of the media; and appeals to the government of Afghanistan to intensify cooperation with the ...

European Parliament
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20151120IPR03620/html/Human-rights-Bangladesh-Afghanistan-Cambodia

Eu adopts resolution against NGO law

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Thursday calling on the Cambodian government to cancel a draft law that would strictly regulate NGOs and associations in the country, warning that its passage could cost Cambodia up to $700 million in development aid. ...

Kuch Naren and Colin Meyn
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/eu-adopts-resolution-against-ngo-law-87955/

CNRP leaders lobby EU Parliamentarians over ‘Blood Sugar’

The opposition CNRP made another pitch for an end to free trade benefits for Cambodian sugar exports to the European Union at a meeting in Phnom Penh on Wednesday with visiting European Parliament members, blaming the benefits for effectively subsidizing companies that are evicting poor ...

Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cnrp-leaders-lobby-eu-parliamentarians-over-blood-sugar-55002/

EU trade commissioner visits Cambodia to boost ties

The European Union (EU) Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht started his visit to Cambodia on Tuesday to bolster bilateral trade link. De Gucht held talks with his Cambodian counterpart Sun Chanthol and both sides agreed to further promote bilateral trade relations for mutual benefits, Ken Ratha, ...

Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-03/18/c_133195945.htm

Meeting on bitter sugar issues

An ad hoc committee comprised of representatives from the European Union, the Ministry of Commerce, provincial administrations and the sugar industry met again yesterday at the ministry’s headquarters to continue its discussion of issues faced by those displaced by sugar plantations. The committee touched upon topics ...

Stuart White
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/meeting-bitter-sugar-issues

New Cambodian Ambassadors Told to Counter CNRP ‘Distortion’

CPP National Assembly President Heng Samrin has ordered Cambodia’s newest ambassadors to Asia and Europe to go on a public relations offensive against mounting news abroad that the country’s respect for democracy and human rights is slipping. Cambodian security forces have shot dead seven people ...

Sek Odom and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-cambodian-ambassadors-told-to-counter-cnrp-distortion-51099/

Rainsy eyes seat at UN rights review meeting

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy left for Europe yesterday evening to attend a UN Human Rights Council review on Cambodia in Geneva and to lobby European Union officials to take a stronger stance against the government, he said before departure. Rainsy plans on attending the Universal Periodic ...

Meas Sokchea and Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rainsy-eyes-seat-un-rights-review-meeting

EU Ambassador Distances Local Delegation From Resolution

European Union (E.U.) Ambassador to Cambodia Jean-Francois Cautain distanced himself Monday from a European Parliament resolution calling for an independent investigation into July’s disputed national election and the killing of five striking garment workers this month. The European Parliament on Thursday passed the resolution, which urges ...

Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/eu-ambassador-distances-local-delegation-from-resolution-50914/

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