Source: Liberal International
Issue 212
Mu Sochua, a Cambodian MP (LI Member Sam Rainsy Party) on 7 December visited Brussels to discuss human rights and land dispute problems with the European Union and to ask the EU to push the Cambodian government to respect human rights and to find a political solution for the return of Sam Rainsy to Cambodia. Mu Sochua also spoke on women's rights in the country, discussing the importance of not just making predictions for the future, but also putting policies in action as well as the necessity to break these issues down to the micro level. While explaining many of the specific issues that have plagued her country, she further stressing that the serious issue of sex-trafficking needs to be resolved; “[It's] a global issue, that's why I'm here,” Mu Sochua said. Meanwhile, Sochua was invited to speak on a panel discussion on a documentary, focusing on stories of seven female human rights activists, including her. Here she emphasized the importance of strengthen democracy, law enforcement, rule of law to women's rights protection.
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