WASHINGTON DC:The House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific heard from four witnesses from the human rights, democracy and business arenas, in a hearing that comes amid a campaign period for the July 28 national elections and increased criticism of Cambodia’s rights environment. “US policy towards Cambodia needs to change, and the Obama administration needs to take a tougher approach to Asia’s longest-ruling dictator,” Republican Representative Steve Chabot said at the opening of the hearing, referring to Prime Minister Hun Sen. voacambodia/content/in-hearing-us-representatives-urge-stronger-stance-on-cambodia/1699166.html
Posted on: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 00:07:15 +0000