– Pressure mounts on Cambodia a year after Kem Ley's killing (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News July 10, 2017

On the one-year anniversary of the death of popular Cambodian activist and political commentator Kem Ley, CSOs reiterate concerns regarding the investigation into his murder and call for an independent Commission of Inquiry.
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