Tuesday, October 02, 2012

Statement by the Spokespers​on of EU High Representa​tive Catherine Ashton on the sentencing of Human Rights defenders in Cambodia


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EUROPEAN UNION

Brussels, 1 October 2012
A 432/12

Statement by the Spokesperson of EU High Representative
Catherine Ashton on the sentencing of Human Rights
defenders in Cambodia

The spokesperson of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign
Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, issued the following statement
today:

"The High Representative expresses her serious concern over the sentencing of Mr Mom Sonando, head of the Association of Democrats of Cambodia and director of the Beehive radio and his codefendants, Mr Phorn Sreoun, Mr Touch Ream and Mr Kann Sovann, by the Phnom Penh
Municipal Court on 1 October 2012. This conviction raises severe doubts about the impartiality and independence of the Court.

The High Representative calls on the Government of Cambodia to protect the fundamental right of
all persons to hold and freely express their opinions in a peaceful manner, in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the international Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Cambodia is a party. Governments have the obligation to protect the freedom of expression and the independence of media. This is especially important in view of the Cambodian elections in 2013."


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