‘Two Cambodias’: UN rights envoy urges government to change course

The envoy mentioned the case of Cambodia's ​former opposition leader. Kem Sokha was serving a 27-year sentence for treason, and was given a royal pardon in May, 2026. - PPP/ANN

PHNOM PENH: UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia Thomas H. Andrews has described Cambodia as a country divided between two contrasting realities — one that publicly commits to human rights and the rule of law, and another where fundamental freedoms are “restricted” and people are “detained for exercising their rights”.

During his time in the Kingdom, Andrews visited several temporary settlements and spoke to some of the almost 20,000 Cambodian civilians who remain displaced by last year’s border conflict. He called for them to be allowed to return home, as stipulated in the Joint Declaration which accompanied the December 27, 2025, ceasefire agreement.

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这位特使提到了柬埔寨前反对派领导人根索卡的案例。根索卡因叛国罪被判处27年监禁，并于2026年5月获得皇家赦免。——PPP/ANN

金边：联合国柬埔寨人权状况特别报告员托马斯·H·安德鲁斯将柬埔寨描述为一个分裂在两种截然相反的现实之间的国家——一种是公开承诺人权和法治，另一种是基本自由受到“限制”，人们因行使权利而被“拘留”。

在柬埔寨期间，安德鲁斯走访了几个临时安置点，并与近2万名因去年边境冲突而流离失所的柬埔寨平民进行了交谈。他呼吁允许他们返回家园，正如2025年12月27日停火协议所附的《联合声明》中所述。

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柬埔寨将服装工人的月最低工资提高至2027年的212美元。

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