Cambodia – The Cambodian Commission on Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, Information and Media has dismissed the Asean Parliamentarians for Human Rights’ (APHR) “blind allegations” over Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen‘s trip to Myanmar on January 7. The panel claimed Hun Sen’s visit was part of his endeavor to resolve the turmoil in Myanmar, and that “only an evil-minded individual and …

The Eliminating Deaths and Abuse In Custody Together (EDICT) has called for the government to conduct an inquest after a 42-year old security guard, Sivabalan Subramaniam died. EDICT has issued a statement urging the authorities to take the matters seriously as this is yet another occurrence of custodial death at Gombak police station. They have given emphasis that a thorough …