Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch’s Joint Statement Regarding the Situation of the OHCHR in Cambodia

Washington, D.C.)  Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch issued the following statement in response to Cambodian senior officials’ public statements regarding the government’s intentions to force the closure of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Cambodia: “Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International strongly condemn the public statements by senior officials of the government of Cambodia demanding the removal of the director of the OHCHR in Cambodia, Christophe Peschoux, and stating the government intends to force the closure of that