1. Cambodia and the Asian Values Debate
- Author:
- Alvin Cheng-Hin Lim
- Publication Date:
- 12-2018
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal:
- Review of Human Rights
- Institution:
- Society of Social Science Academics (SSSA)
- Abstract:
- In the run-up to the 2018 general elections, the Cambodian government severely restricted political and human rights, including dissolving the primary opposition party—the Cambodia National Rescue Party. Supporters of the government have articulated defenses of these restrictions, including a line of argument, which echoes the long-standing Asian values debate. This article will examine the purge of political and human rights in Cambodia in 2016-17, and will also assess the justifications for these restrictions.
- Topic:
- Government, Human Rights, Elections, and Democracy
- Political Geography:
- Asia, Cambodia, and Southeast Asia