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Yash Ghai, the SRSG for Cambodia, says

There had been some progress towards the rule of law since the adoption of the Constitution, but it had been slow. The lack of independence of the judiciary and prosecution, although guaranteed by the Constitution, remained a major obstacle to the rule of law.

At best, the impact of the [Khmer Rouge] tribunal would be marginal unless the Government took steps to end impunity for gross violations of human rights since 1991. It was particularly ironic that the international community was spending so much effort and money to end the impunity for a few old and broken persons for crimes they committed 30 years ago, while turning a blind eye to the present violations of rights and breaches of the law.

Om Yentieng, the president of the government organisation for the defence of human rights in Cambodia

expressed Cambodia's disappointment at the report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the evaluation of human rights in Cambodia, which did not fairly reflect the reality in the country. The Special Representative had ignored the progress and the efforts made by the Government of Cambodia. The Government also found that many of the cases, related issues and references described in the report were selectively made for sensational purposes and were overly exaggerated. The assessment of the report stating that the "Cambodian judiciary had failed" was not acceptable for the Government nor was it realistic in reflecting the overall context of the country's development process.

Diametrically opposing views. So what's new. TIC