UN Rights Envoy in Cambodia on 10-day Mission

The United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia, Rhona Smith, began a 10-day mission to the country Monday. Civil society representatives who met with Smith at the outset of her investigation say human rights groups raised concerns over freedom of expression, Internet freedoms, pressure on civil society and the fairness of elections in coming years. Chak Sopheap, executive director of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, told VOA Khmer that the groups spoke of...

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