Open AccessCambodia and the Asian Values Debate
Author(s) -
Alvin Cheng-Hin Lim
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
review of human rights
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2520-7032
pISSN - 2520-7024
DOI - 10.35994/rhr.v4i1.86
Subject(s) - opposition (politics) , human rights , politics , political science , argument (complex analysis) , government (linguistics) , political economy , public administration , law , development economics , sociology , economics , philosophy , biochemistry , chemistry , linguistics
In the run-up to the 2018 general elections, the Cambodian government severely restricted political and human rights, including dissolving the primary opposition party—the Cambodia National Rescue Party. Supporters of the government have articulated defenses of these restrictions, including a line of argument, which echoes the long-standing Asian values debate. This article will examine the purge of political and human rights in Cambodia in 2016-17, and will also assess the justifications for these restrictions.