Rhona Smith, the departing UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Cambodia, has revealed three potential candidates to fill her position, while government officials expect Smith’s successor to follow her path and work professionally.
The reversal came following a direct order from Prime Minister Hun Sen.
According to a letter dated January 4 and signed by Council of Ministers permanent secretary of state Hing Thoraksy, the government has annulled its previous prakas, numbered 790, giving permission to carve out 15ha of the lake in Prek Phnov district which was to be used to construct new facilities for the Ministry of Rural Development.
The government also annulled prakas number 791, which would have carved out another 15ha of the lake to make way for the construction of new facilities for the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), the Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) and the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA).
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Kingdom’s progress debated on UN Human Rights Day
Thu, 10 December 2020
As the world marked international Human Rights Day on December 10, Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) officials said the human rights situation in Cambodia is relatively good compared to many other countries in the region and the world.
Officials made the remarks as some civil society groups claimed that respect for human rights in the Kingdom declined significantly this year because of “government restrictions” on fundamental freedoms.
CHRC president Keo Remy noted on December 10 that the human rights outlook in many other countries in the region, as well as across the world, is relatively poor due to various ongoing crisis situations such as wars, internal conflicts and violence, and instability due to natural disasters.