The move came after his Cambodian People's Party (CPP) won a landslide victory in an election last month condemned by the United States, United Nations and the European Union as not free or fair.
Coming in the broader context of a crackdown on independent institutions — from the media to apolitical nonprofits and advocacy groups — the legal saga likely had its desired impact, the ABA report concludes.
The amendment would require Secretary of State Antony Blinken to put Cambodian officials on a visa blacklist if there is “credible information” that they “have been involved in the unlawful detention of United States citizen Theary Seng.”
About 440,000 ballots -- or every one in 18 -- were invalidated, the NEC said, adding the election had seen a high turnout of 85%.
Ignoring a broadening crackdown on dissent and the banning of main opposition party, Beijing calls race ‘efficient, professional and peaceful’
US officials voice suspicions that the facility will be used exclusively by China’s military
He says he will resign in three weeks and hand power to his eldest son after almost four decades of hardline rule
UN human rights chief Volker Turk slammed the circumstances behind Sunday's vote as the victor, Prime Minister Hun Sen, announced he would resign and hand power to his eldest son after almost four decades of hardline rule.
The international community has criticized past elections as well, such as the 2018 results when the CPP won all 125 seats. Yet foreign governments still lined up outside parliament when the new government was sworn in.
His son, Hun Manet, is prime minister-in-waiting
A US official calls on Cambodian authorities to restore genuine multi-party democracy, end politically motivated trials, and reverse convictions of government critics and allow independent media to operate without interference
He’s all but assured a landslide victory thanks to the effective suppression and intimidation of any real opposition
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