Prof Surya Subedi
via Khmer NZ News Media
Thursday, 17 June 2010
Prof. Surya Subedi met with the King of Cambodia at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh Wednesday to apprise the King about his work on the human rights situation in the country.
Professor Subedi, who teaches international law at the University of Leeds, UK, is the United Nations human rights envoy for Cambodia. He is currently visiting Phnom Penh on a fact-finding and human rights monitoring mission.
He also met Foreign Minister of Cambodia to discuss the human rights situation in the country. He is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday.
During his mission to Cambodia this time, he is focussing on the system of justice and the independence of the judiciary in Cambodia and its impact on human rights.
Meanwhile, BBC has quoted the Centre for Justice and Reconciliation, a local organisation funded by the UN, as saying that basic judicial rights, including the right to be tried in person, are frequently not met in Cambodia.
Of trials held in absentia, nine out of ten trials in absentia last for less than 30 minutes, and many call no witnesses, the organisation said.
“It is potentially tricky territory for Professor Subedi, who - unlike his predecessors - has maintained a good relationship with government officials,” said the news report adding, “But he seems to be able to deliver criticism in a way that does not put noses out of joint.” nepalnews.com
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