'We have always been fair to all', Cambodia defends human rights record at UN session


Permanent representative of Cambodia to the UN Office at Geneva In Dara addresses the UN 41st Meeting of the 57th Regular Session of Human Rights Council. - Photo: Permanent mission of Cambodia to the UN / Phnom Penh Post - ANN

PHNOM PENH (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Cambodia defended its human rights record at the 41st meeting of the 57th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council, where special rapporteur Vitit Muntarbhorn and several high-profile countries raised concerns, including the recent arrest of journalist Mech Dara.

At the meeting held in Geneva, Switzerland on October 7, Muntarbhorn reported on the progress Cambodia has made in terms of humanitarian action, social protection measures and poverty reduction.

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