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Washington, D.C. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ed Markey (D-MA), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced they will introduce the Cambodia Democracy and Human Rights Act to hold the Cambodian government accountable as Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen continues to engage in human rights abuses. Under Hun Sens leadership, the ruling Cambodian Peoples Party has maintained one-party control of the government, in violation of the Cambodian constitution, through corruption, banning political opposition, political persecutions, repressive laws, and cracking down on free speech and the media. The primary opposition party, the Cambodia National Rescue Party, has been banned and many of its leaders, including Khem Sokha and Sam Rainsy, have been persecuted, jailed, or exiled. Furthermore, credible evidence exists that Hun Sen has welcomed the Peoples Republic of China to operate military installations in Cambodiaa violation of the countrys constitution.Rubio is a senior member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Human Rights.Under the authoritarian rule of dictator Hun Sen, Cambodia continues to backslide after making progress in earlier decades toward democratization, Rubio said. Im proud to co-lead this bipartisan effort, which seeks to hold Hun Sen accountable for his crackdown against political opponents, Radio Free Asia, among others.The Cambodian People deserve what was promised to them in the 1991 Paris Peace Agreements a representative democracy that reflects the popular will, not oppressive single party rule, Markey said. This legislation makes clear that the United States will not stand by as Hun Sen and his cronies corrupt Cambodian democracy, persecute and jail opposition and political activists, target free speech and independent media, and enrich themselves through rampant corruption."Let's be clear what little is left of Cambodian democracy is in serious danger. An oppressive ruler is violating Cambodias constitution and arresting, threatening, and harassing political opponents and peaceful activists," Durbin said. "Through the bipartisan Cambodia Democracy and Human Rights Act, my colleagues and I are standing together against Prime Minister Hun Sen's blatant human rights violations and calling for sanctions against those who undermine a better future for the Cambodian people.The Cambodia Democracy and Human Rights Act:

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Rubio, Markey, and Durbin Announce Legislation to Hold Cambodian Government Officials Accountable for Undermining Democracy and Committing Human...