Amnesty International slammed Cambodia’s use of the criminal justice system against activists | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

Phnom Penh (dpa) – Amnesty International on Tuesday slammed Cambodia’s use of the criminal justice system against activists and human rights workers, days ahead of influential rural elections in the country. In a 40-page report, Amnesty said criminal law “seems to be used to further the political objectives of the government and ruling party” in Cambodia.…