U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia W. Patrick Murphy sat down with VOA Khmer’s Aun Chhengpor for an interview about the state of democracy and human rights in Cambodia. He said that Cambodia’s fledgling democracy has been eroded recently and that he urged Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government to “do just the
Kea Sokun's father Kea Phal said the conviction of his son was an injustice and the two rap songs - "Khmer Land" and "Sad Race" - had a positive meaning.
Sok Oudom was convicted for “incitement to commit a felony” and sentenced to 20 months in prison and $5,000 in punitive damages.
The deportations happened in December 2009, when the Cambodian government raided a shelter run by the United Nations refugee agency in Phnom Penh and detained 22 Uyghurs seeking asylum.
Authorities in Cambodia have said the crime is difficult to tackle because victims' relatives are often complicit and the promise of cash - up to thousands of dollars - by criminal matchmakers is difficult to resist for poor, rural families.
Sitanan Satsaksit arrived in Cambodia in early November, and late last week she held a Buddhist ceremony in front of the building where her brother was reportedly abducted.
Wanchalearm Satsaksit, 37, was bundled into a vehicle in front of his Phnom Penh apartment in June, New York-based Human Rights Watch said.
Sitanun Satsaksit arrived in Phnom Penh in early November to attend a December 8 hearing at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court into Wanchalearm’s alleged disappearance.
The Swedish government did not give any specific reasons for the decision except to say the Foreign Ministry had to adapt to “external changes and new monitoring and service requirements.”
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