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DESCRIPTION:Opposition leader, pro-democracy campaigner, social worker, and women’s 
 rights advocate Mu Sochua joins the Council to discuss her efforts to 
 oppose sex trafficking, domestic violence, land grabs and corruption in 
 Cambodia. A member of the opposition party in the Cambodian parliament, Ms. 
 Sochua recently attempted to sue Prime Minister Hun Sen for defamation but 
 the court dismissed her suit and instead upheld the prime minister’s 
 counter-defamation lawsuit in August. Sochua was fined and had her 
 parliamentary immunity stripped in a court case that attracted the 
 attention of the UN High Commission on Human Rights. She and other human 
 rights groups argue that the Cambodian government is using the courts to 
 silence political opponents, journalists and human rights activists. Mu 
 Sochua originally served as a member of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s cabinet 
 but left the position after witnessing government corruption and is now a 
 senior member of the opposition Sam Rainsy Party. A former minister of 
 women’s affairs, in 2005 she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for 
 her efforts to stop the trafficking of women in the Cambodian and Thai sex 
 trade.\n\nThis event is co-sponsored by the UC Berkeley School of Social 
 Welfare (SSW).\n\nCheck-in: 5:30 PM, Program: 6:00 PM\n\nAdvanced 
 registration is recommended for guaranteed seating. However, 
 pre-registration is not required and walk-ins on the day of this program 
 are welcome. \n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/08/31/18620277.php
SUMMARY:Cambodian Democracy and Human Rights Under Siege
LOCATION:World Affairs Council Auditorium
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/08/31/18620277.php
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