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Nuon Chea Team Files Complaint Against Hun Sen, Others
Defense lawyers for jailed Khmer Rouge leader Nuon Chea on Monday filed a complaint in the national courts against Prime Minister Hun Sen and other senior Cambodian officials for alleged interference at the UN-backed court. The complaint follows the resignation earlier this month of UN investigating judge Siegfriend Blunk, who said public statements by Hun Sen and others in opposition to two cases at the court made it too difficult for him to proceed with his work. In their complaint, Nuon Chea’s lawyers allege that Hun Sen, top members of the Cambodian People’s Party, ministers and others were infringing on the pursuit of justice by refusing to appear for testimony at the tribunal or speaking against cases at the court. Continue reading
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Leading Researcher Calls on UN to Investigate Tribunal Judges’ Office
The head of the Documentation Center of Cambodia on Wednesday called for the UN to take “decisive action” to investigate the office of investigating judges at the Khmer Rouge tribunal, following the abrupt resignation of its international judge on Monday. The Documentation Center is a major researcher of Khmer Rouge atrocities, providing thousands of documents that have made the tribunal possible. Chhang Youk, director of the center, said the resignation of German judge Siegfried Blunk—who cited government statements against further indictments as his reason for quitting—required the UN to “restore the reputation” of the court. Continue reading
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Thai Election Winner Moves to Form Coalition Government
Yingluck Shinawatra, the leader of the victorious Pheu Thai party in Thailand’s Sunday elections, has announced plans for a new majority coalition in parliament. Her announcement came as outgoing Prime Minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, head of the Democrat Party, announced his resignation as leader following the party’s defeat at the polls Yingluck set to go Pheu Thai Party leader Yingluck Shinawatra says she is ready to form a five-party coalition government. Continue reading
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Arab Uprisings a Lesson for Cambodia: Activist
Political repression, restriction on expression and social and economic equity can all act as a “ticking time bomb” for a country’s leadership, a prominent rights activist said Thursday. Comparing Cambodia’s situation to those of Egypt and Tunisia, which have seen major revolts in recent weeks, Ou Virak, president of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, told “Hello VOA” that all political participants here should work to ensure people’s rights Continue reading
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