Both sides reached 14 points of agreements in three meetings this month that will be submitted to a national workshop for comment.
In a ceremony in Washington Tuesday, Cambodian Ambassador Hem Heng accepted the award, calling it a “symbol of recognition of outstanding work.”
The Trial Chamber of the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal has refused a request from defendant Khieu Samphan to have the next phase of his atrocity crimes trial delayed.
In the US, the debate is whether the national minimum wage should be raised from $7.25 per hour to $10.10 per hour.
Donors approved the $60.5 million budget this week, but tribunal officials say they now need the budget to be funded.
At least some political analysts and rights workers say the recent mob killing of a Vietnamese man should be a call to the government to reform its immigration policies.
A survey recently completed by the US-based Open Society Justice Initiative showed that support of the court by Cambodians is slipping.
Members of the International Khmer Assembly say they want formal, legal recognition for former veterans, who backed the US in Vietnam and Cambodia.
Cases 003 and 004 have been strongly opposed by top government officials and would require more indictments of former Khmer Rouge leaders to continue.
Topics for discussion at the three-day conference include Cambodia’s current political climate, the Khmer Rouge tribunal, and the country’s art, media and culture.
In its annual rights report, the State Department said Cambodia’s rights problems have become more politicized, following flawed elections last year.
Representatives of 17 different groups say the Hoang Anh Gia Lai company, which received funding from the bank’s International Finance Corporation, devastated forest lands affecting up to 2,000 families.
Dave Walker, 58, disappeared from outside his guesthouse in the tourist town on Feb. 14, but police in the city and local officials say they have been unable to find out what happened to him.
Seventeen different groups joined in the complaint, claiming the Hoang Anh Gia Lai rubber company had destroyed forestry lands affecting as many as 2,000 families.
Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered Phnom Penh authorities to grant permission to both sides of demonstrations to occupy Freedom Park in the capital.
Three draft judicial reform bills are expected to be reviewed by the Council of Ministers for approval in coming weeks.
Supporters of the 17 hill tribe groups from northeastern Cambodia say they believe the complaint will meet World Bank standards for review.
Cambodia ranks No. 144 of 180 countries on the index, above China, Iran, Vietnam, Sudan and others.
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