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AFP Cambodia-based rights groups say they are hoping that a newly appointed UN envoy to Cambodia for human rights will bring results in talks with the government of the Southeast Asian country, where years of diplomatic dialogue have failed to halt a crackdown on democracy and civil society. Thai academic Vitit Muntarbhorn, who replaced former UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Cambodia Rhona Smith earlier this year, spoke on Wednesday in a first virtual meeting online with Cambodian Interior Minister Sar Kheng. Writing next day on his Facebook page, Sar Kheng said the talks with Vitit promised “frank dialogues and discussions” in the future on a range of issues of concern, including government measures taken to control the spread of COVID-19, the country’s crowded prisons, democracy, and the reform of the country’s NGO laws. ....
The UN in Cambodia urged the General Department of Prisons (GDP) to provide information on the spread of Covid-19 in the nation’s prisons in a transparent manner – a decision relevant officials said rests with the Ministry of Health and local authorities. ....
Cambodia accused of using COVID-19 pandemic to edge toward dictatorship The Guardian Cambodians who break COVID-19 rules could face 20 years in prison under a new law that human rights groups say takes the country “a step towards a totalitarian dictatorship.” Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen warned that the nation was “on the brink of death,” as a two-week lockdown was imposed in Phnom Penh on Thursday to try to control the spread of the virus. The law means those convicted could face fines of up to US$5,000, as well as prison terms, and grants the government the power to ban or restrict any gathering or demonstration indefinitely. ....
The incitement and plotting trial for roughly 60 former members and activists of the Supreme Court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) resumed at Phnom Penh Municipal Court on January 14. ....