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– Prime Minister Hun Sen threatens to close down Cambodian Center for Human Rights (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News November 27, 2017

Following comments made by Prime Minister Hun Sen, in which he ordered the Ministry of Interior to investigate and shut down CCHR, the organisation reiterates its steadfast independence from all political parties.
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