(Bangkok) – The Cambodian government has stepped up harassment and arbitrary arrests of members and activists from the opposition Candlelight Party (CLP) ahead of national elections slated for July 23, 2023, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should stop targeting the opposition, immediately drop all baseless charges, and release all those wrongfully detained . The upcoming election bears little resemblance to an actual democratic process since the National Election Committee determined in May that the main opposition party, the Candlelight Party, cannot take part in the elections on concocted administrative grounds, Human Rights Watch said.

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/07/19/cambodia-harassment-arrests-opposition-activists

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