MA H3851

Massachusetts Legislature condemns political oppression in Cambodia under Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has held power since 1985 and consolidated control over all state agencies, security apparatus, and the Supreme Court through the ruling Cambodia People's Party (CPP)

Resolution cites violations of the 1991 Paris Peace Accords, noting all five Cambodian elections since then have been marked by fraud, voter intimidation, and legal mechanisms used to suppress opposition candidates

Highlights Cambodian government's dissolution of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), the only viable opposition party, and the arrest of its president Kem Sokha on politically motivated charges

Calls on U.S. Congress and President to support legislation promoting Cambodian democracy, including the Cambodia Democracy Act of 2019 and Cambodian Trade Act of 2019, and to urge Cambodia to adopt UN Special Rapporteur recommendations on human rights

Directs copies of the resolution be transmitted to the U.S. President, Vice President, Speaker of the House, Senate Majority Leader, and all Massachusetts members of Congress