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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9388
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/cambodia

Concerned by climate of impunity in Cambodia, MEPs want inquiries to be made into murder of trade unionists

Brussels, 16/03/2007 (Agence Europe) - With the unanimous adoption on Thursday by the 59 voters in Parliament of a resolution on Cambodia, the Parliament condemns the murder, on 24 February 2007, of Mr Hy Vuthy, President of the Free Trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia (FTUWKC) at the Suntex textile factory, and all the other cases of violence committed against trade unions in recent years. MEPs call on authorities to launch an «urgent, impartial and effective investigation» and more generally to «put an end to the prevailing climate of impunity». They trust that Phnom Pen will «engage in political and institutional reforms with a view to building a democratic State» and «ensure in all circumstances respect for human rights and fundamental fredoms» and allow «the Khmer Rouge Tribunal to start operating without further delay». (ab)

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