Prominent Critic's Killing Raises Political Stakes in Cambodia

The killing of high profile activist and political commentator Kem Ley has shocked Cambodians, angered the opposition, and raised the political stakes in a country with a tragic history of assassinations and an intolerance of dissenting voices. Hundreds have been jailed and many killed in a difficult peace since the final shots in Cambodia's long-running civil wars were fired almost 18 years ago, leaving behind a nasty culture of violence. Analysts said Kem Ley's death symbolizes...

Read complete article

~	UN rights experts urge Iran to immediately release British-Iranian citizen after fresh charges

~	In Blaustein lecture, UN rights chief rebukes notion that multilateralism is a threat in today's world

~	In Blaustein lecture, UN rights chief rebukes notion that multilateralism is a threat in today's world

~	In Balustein lecture, UN rights chief rebukes notion that multilateralism is a threat in today's world

~	Strong civil society can push back against 'major attack' on human rights, says senior UN rights official

~	In Balustein lecture, UN rights chief rebukes notion that multilateralism is a 'threat' in today's world

~	Iran: UN rights experts urge country to halt imminent execution of juvenile Amirhossein Pourjafar

~	UN rights experts urge Iran to halt imminent execution of juvenile Amirhossein Pourjafar

~	General Assembly elects new members to UN Human Rights Council

~	UN General Assembly elects new members to the Human Rights Council