Brad Adams
Brad Adams
Brad Adams is the executive director of the Asian division of Human Rights Watch and has been in the position since 2002. Adams worked in Cambodia for five years prior to his work at Human Rights Watch, he was the senior lawyer for the Cambodia field office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. He also worked as the legal advisor to the Cambodian parliament's human rights committee. Adams is a member of the State Bar of California...
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This brazen attack, carried out in broad daylight, ingrained impunity more than any other single act in recent Cambodian history. But that appears to have been one of its purposes.
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Indonesia's trials for crimes in East Timor speak for themselves: The process was a sham.
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Beijing should authorize a full and impartial investigation into the involvement of local authorities in the blood scandal and hold those responsible accountable.
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Impunity from prosecution for human rights violations is the most important problem in the region, and the most widespread.
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Discrimination is forcing many people to live as outcasts, and the Chinese government tolerates it instead of combating it,
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Because of the lack of transparency, we don't know whether the commander is a scapegoat, or if he is only one of many who should be arrested. The investigation must be conducted openly for people to have confidence that powerful figures will not be protected.
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Hun Sen has found himself under pressure and he is doing the minimum possible to keep the donors happy.
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It is essential for the public to know that aid is being handled in a non-arbitrary, non-discriminatory manner.
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I've been with some pretty decent teams here, ... but the difference is we have leadership across the board at all positions, something we lacked in the past.
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Independent monitors should be given immediate access to any detainees to make sure they are not being mistreated.
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Democracies like the Philippines should be ashamed if they try to block discussion of Burma (Myanmar) at the Security Council. Burma has embarrassed ASEAN over and over again.
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The Cambodian government doesn't seem to understand the sad irony of threatening critics of the prime minister on International Human Rights Day, but the rest of the world does. Cambodia seems to be traveling down the path to becoming an elected dictatorship. It is time for Cambodia's friends in the international community to reengage politically and make it clear to the government that it has to meet its human rights commitments.
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That local officials continue to deny this incident even took place is typical of efforts to cover up human rights abuses in the region. It is thus vital that the authorities clarify the legal status of the detainees and allow immediate access to them.
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The message is clear: If you criticize the government, you will be thrown in jail.