UN Special Rapporteur Surya P. Subedi launches his final
fact-finding mission to Cambodia
GENEVA / PHNOM PENH (13 January 2015) – United Nations human
rights expert Surya P. Subedi will carry out an official visit to Cambodia from
17 to 25 January 2014. This is Mr. Subedi’s last mission in his capacity as the
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia as appointed by
the UN Human Rights Council.
“My visit to the country is part of my overall assessment of
the situation of human rights in Cambodia today,” the expert said. “In my last
mission to the Kingdom, I will focus on the progress achieved towards making
state institutions independent with particular reference to legal and judicial
reform.”
Mr. Subedi is expected to meet with the Prime Minister and
other senior members of the Royal Government during his nine-day mission. He
will also meet with human rights defenders, representatives from civil society
organisations and communities as well as the UN Country Team and the donor
community.
Since his appointment as Special Rapporteur in March 2009,
Mr. Subedi has made eleven visits to the Kingdom of Cambodia to date, and has
presented seven reports to the UN Human Rights Council.
The independent expert presented his final report* to the
Human Rights Council in September 2014, and will be completing his full term of
six years in this position in March 2015 when a new mandate holder will be
appointed.
The Special Rapporteur will hold a press conference at the
end of his visit, on Friday 23 January at 3 p.m. at the UN Human Rights Office
(OHCHR), 10 Street 302, Boeng Keng Kang 1, in Phnom Penh.
(*) Check the Special Rapporteur’s latest report to the
Human Rights Council (A/HRC/24/36):
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session24/Pages/ListReports.aspx
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Professor Surya P. Subedi was appointed by the UN Human
Rights Council as the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Cambodia in
March 2009. He is currently Professor of International Law at the University of
Leeds and a practising Barrister in the United Kingdom. Professor Subedi also
is the editor of the Asian Journal of International Law (published by Cambridge
University Press) and the Vice-President of the Asian Society of International
Law. Learn more:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/SP/CountriesMandates/KH/Pages/SRCambodia.aspx
The Special Rapporteurs are part of what is known as the
Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council. Special Procedures, the largest
body of independent experts in the UN Human Rights system, is the general name
of the Council’s independent fact-finding and monitoring mechanisms that
address either specific country situations or thematic issues in all parts of
the world. Special Procedures’ experts work on a voluntary basis; they are not
UN staff and do not receive a salary for their work. They are independent from
any government or organization and serve in their individual capacity.
UN Human Rights, country page – Cambodia:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Countries/AsiaRegion/Pages/KHIndex.aspx
For additional information and media enquiries, please
contact:
In Phnom Penh: Ms. Bushra Rahman, (+855 12 790 178 /
brahman@ohchr.org)
In Geneva: Ms. Olga Nakajo (+41 22 928 9348 / +41 79 109
6874 / onakajo@ohchr.org) or write to srcambodia@ohchr.orgsrcambodia@ohchr.org
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9383 / xcelaya@ohchr.org)
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