The UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal has been unable to fully pursue at least two cases, due to the government’s unwillingness to arrest them, the US ambassador at large for war crimes says.
Court observers say Mark Harmon had in the last three years made much progress on cases 003 and 004,
The statement follows Sunday’s clash between Vietnamese border security and a group led by opposition in an area near the border in Svay Rieng province.
The IMF team suggested the government safeguard macro-financial stability, secure fiscal buffers, and promote competitiveness, diversification and inclusive growth.
Garment workers have few new skills, keeping them from moving up, Chea Mony, head of the Free Trade Union, told “Hello VOA” Thursday.
The talk will include the alleged border encroachment that led to violent clashes between Cambodian lawmakers and villagers and Vietnamese border security agents on Sunday.
Sunday’s violence came when a delegation led by lawmakers from the Cambodia National Rescue Party tried to investigate a paved road in Svay Rieng province.
Congressional lawmakers asked how the US could help improve rights and democracy in Burma, Cambodia, Hong Kong and Thailand.
Human Rights Watch has implicated Chea Sim—who was head of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party and president of the Senate—in serious crimes under the Khmer Rouge.
Chea Sim had been a counterweight to Hun Sen’s power within the party.
Chea Sim’s passing may also open the way for Prime Minister Hun Sen to improve ties even further with China.
The NGO law seeks to regulate the thousands of organizations in the country, but critics fear it will become a tool to silence government criticism.
Officials of the Cambodian People’s Party told VOA Khmer that Hun Sen will take over as president of the party, keeping in line with decisions made at a party congress earlier this year.
Asean integration will bring much more competition in trade, investment, goods and services, as well as jobs across the region.
The tribunal has so far only completed one full trial since 2006, but is has spent about $200 million.
Opposition leader Sam Raisny met with US officials and party supporters around Washington, DC, this week, to explain his ongoing negotiations with the ruling Cambodian People’s Party.
In the worst cases, workers find themselves in terribly abusive situations, which can lead them to be disabled or mentally ill for life, he said.
The exhibitions will run through October 2017 and are free and open to the public.
Prime Minister Hun Sen and other senior officials strongly oppose the prosecution of additional cases.
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