[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 15, 2017)]
[House]
[Pages H1223-H1224]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRACY, AND THE RULE OF LAW IN CAMBODIA
(Mr. LOWENTHAL asked and was given permission to address the House
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for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Speaker, last week, Congressman Steve Chabot and
I, as the co-chairs of the Cambodia Caucus, called upon Secretary
Tillerson and the administration to prioritize human rights, democracy,
and the rule of law in Cambodia.
Just days later, Sam Rainsy, the leader of the opposition party in
Cambodia, resigned in the face of a proposed bill that would dissolve
the opposition party if he continued to lead the party.
This law on political parties would give the government far-reaching
powers to suspend political parties at will. I urge the Cambodian
National Assembly to set aside this undemocratic law that dangerously
moves Cambodia toward being a one-party state, and to allow the
Cambodian people to freely choose their own leaders.
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