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Hun Sen

Hun Sen Defends Record at UN Human Rights Council

Calling last year’s effectively opposition-less national election an improvement in democracy, Prime Minister Hun Sen told the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva on Thursday that his government reflected the will of his people.

Mr. Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia.

EU Demands ‘Real, Credible’ Change From Cambodia

The European Union said Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government “must show real, credible improvement” on labor and human rights issues to avoid a withdrawal of Everything But Arms (EBA) tariff exemptions to its market.

Prime Minister Hun Sen and China President Xi.

Chinese Debt Under Control, Hun Sen Says

Prime Minister Hun Sen brushed off concerns that Cambodia could fall into a “debt trap” due to the billions it was borrowing from China.

Chinese Officer and Hun Sen

Chinese Official Meets Hun Sen, Plans Sihanoukville Trip

Wang Yajun, the vice minister of the international relations department of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee, met with Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh on Friday to discuss China’s investment plans in Cambodia.

Day of Remembrance Used to Extol Hun Sen’s Firm Rule

For Prime Minister Hun Sen, the Khmer Rouge genocide is evidence of progress and security under his rule — a doctrine he repeated again on Monday, the National Day of Remembrance. For some political observers, however, the lesson lies less in the virtues of his firm grip over the country’s politics, and instead in the dangers of unrivaled power.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and US President Donald Trump at the ASEAN Summit in Manila in November 2017.

US Urges End to Harassment of Ex-Opposition Members

The U.S. State Department said it was “deeply troubled” by the death of a former opposition official in detention amid a wave of judicial harassment against ex-members of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP).