A senior Ministry of Justice official held a virtual meeting with UN special rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia Vitit Muntarbhorn on March 21 to touch on five aspects of human rights: Law modernisation in Cambodia; prison overcrowding; defendants’ rights in criminal prosecutions; mediation of conflicts outside of the courts; and maintaining an open space in Cambodian society for civic engagement and political freedoms, particularly law enforcement actions undertaken against some politicians and other parties.
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A new $25 million U.S. government-funded education program that will improve the reading and learning experience for Cambodian primary schoolchildren was launched in Phnom Penh. https://bit.ly/37VYcot;
The Japanese Prime Minster has urged Cambodian government to hold fair and free elections following five years of brutal crackdowns on political opponents and parties that dare challenge Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP).
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Cambodia will continue to back any resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine despite pressure to abstain at a vote due on March 23 at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Prime Minister Hun Sen says.
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