Review ‘disproportionate and unwarranted’ measures, rights experts urge Cambodia

13 April 2021
Human Rights
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United Nations independent human rights experts on Monday called for the review of new legal and administrative measures adopted by the Government of Cambodia in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which they said appear to be “disproportionate and unwarranted”. 

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