Watch the video of Ou Virak's interview at ABC News
Cambodia's ailing democracy has been thrown into crisis.
Less
than six weeks before national elections are to be held, all opposition
MPs were stripped of their wage, and their status as lawmakers.
Prime
minister Hun Sen has been at the helm for almost 30 years, and this
latest move has added to fears he is turning the country into a
one-party state.
Human rights advocates fear the international
community might be forced to impose sanctions as a last resort to
pressure the government to maintain democracy.
Kesha West speaks to Virak Ou, director of the Cambodian Centre for Human Rights.
5 comments:
go ahead, ask for sanctions, then you have more poor people, one party is better, less chaotic.
yeah..sound like some want to live their lives like North Korea, China, Vietnam or Cuba.
4:53 am, you should go to live in North Korea. Have you ever lived under Pol Pot or Heng Samrin regime from 1979-1991? Maybe you weren't born yet.
I would not advocate economic sanctions, but diplomatic or political sanctions.
To the commentator at 8:13 am, yeap, you were absolutely right. I'd like your idea.
4:53 am
The sanctions will be imposed only to Hun Sen, Heng Samrin and Chea Sim.
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