,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ffa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ab1         
#bjag,mr4 ,l[5?al 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,*abot1 ,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,mr4 ,%]man1 ,mr4
 ,engel1 ,mr4 ,royce ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4  
,l(gr51 ,mr4 ,yoho1 & ,mr4 ,rohraba*]7  
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to be         
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,,resolution  ,reaffirm+ !     
commitm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to promote  
democracy1 human rights1 & ! rule ( law 
9 ,cambodia4  ,:]eas ,prime ,m9i/] ,hun 
,s5 has be5 9 p[] 9 ,cambodia s9ce #aihe
 & is ! longe/-s]v+ lead] ( a ,s\!a/    
,asian c\ntry2 ,:]eas ! ,p>is ,peace    
,accords 9 #aiia provid$ a vital        
framework1 support$ by ! int]national   
community1 to help ,cambodia und]take a 
transition to democracy1 includ+ ?r\gh  

elections & multip>ty gov]nm5t2 ,:]eas !
 ,unit$ ,/ates1 = m ?an #be ye>s1 has   
provid$ hundr$s ( millions ( doll>s 9   
developm5t aid & o!r types ( =eign      
assi/ance to ! p ( ,cambodia1 fund+ "w 9
 areas su* z capacity build+ = civil    
society & nongov]nm5tal organizations1  
global heal?1 & ! ,khm] ,r\ge ,tribunal2
 ,:]eas despite decades ( int]national  
att5tion & assi/ance to promote a       
plurali/ic1 multi-p>ty1 democratic sy/em
 9 ,cambodia1 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,cambodia   
cont9ues to be undemocratically dom9at$ 
by ! rul+ ,cambodia ,p's ,p>ty 7,,cpp72 
,:]eas ! lead]%ip ( ,cambodia's security
 =ces1 includ+ all ( its top milit>y &  
police comm&]s1 is "p ( ! core ,,cpp    
lead]%ip1 ) seats on ! ,c5tral          
,committee ( ! ,politburo ( ! ,,cpp2    
,:]eas ! ,,cpp controls ,cambodia's     
,national ,assembly & c pass legislation
 )\t any opposition1 & has (t5 pass$    
laws to b5efit its cont9u$ rule & to    
weak5 ! capacity ( ! opposition to      
*all5ge x2 ,:]eas ea* ( ! five elections

 t h tak5 place 9 ,cambodia s9ce #aiia 0
 conduct$ 9 circum/ances t 7 nei!r free 
nor fair1 & 0 m>k$ by fraud1            
intimidation1 viol5ce1 & ! misuse (     
legal me*anisms by ! ,,cpp to weak5     
opposition c&idates & p>ties2 ,:]eas 9  
#bjae1 ! ,,cpp-controll$ ,national      
,assembly pass$ ! ,law on ,associations 
& ,non-,gov]nm5tal ,organizations       
7,,lango71 giv+ ! ,gov]nm5t sweep+ p[]s 
to revoke ! regi/ration ( ,n,g,os       
believ$ to be op]at+ ) a political bias1
 9 a blatant attempt to re/rict !       
legitimate "w ( civil society2 ,:]eas   
s9ce ! passage ( t law1 ! ,int]ior      
,m9i/ry ( ,cambodia has ann\nc$ t x 0   
surveill+ sev]al civil society          
organizations & _! employees = alleg$ly 
aid+ ,cambodia's ma9 opposition p>ty1 ! 
,cambodia ,national ,rescue ,p>ty       
7,,cnrp72 ,:]eas ! ,national ,democratic
 ,in/itute1 ! ,int]national ,republican 
,in/itute1 & o!r simil> nongov]nm5tal   
organizations t advance democracy &     
human rights h a long hi/ory 9 ,cambodia

 & respect its unique cultural1         
hi/orical1 & religi\s diff]5ces :5      
promot+ policies1 engag+ local p>tn]s1 &
 build+ capacity = civil society1       
democracy1 & good gov]nance2 ,:]eas1 on 
,april #bh1 #bjaf1 ! ,gov]nm5t (        
,cambodia arre/$ f\r s5ior /aff memb]s (
 ! ,cambodian ,human ,rights &          
,developm5t ,association1 z well z a =m]
 /aff memb] & (ficial on ! ,national    
,election ,committee1 & held !m 9       
pre-trial det5tion = #dbg days until !y 
7 releas$ on bail 9 ! wake ( su/a9$     
int]national pressure2 ,:]eas !         
,gov]nm5t ( ,cambodia arre/$ activi/ &  
wom5's rights def5d] ,tep ,vanny 9      
,augu/ #bjaf & has kept h] 9 prison =   
ov] a ye>2 ,:]eas ! prom95t ,cambodian  
political comm5tator ,kem ,ley 0        
assass9at$ on ,july #aj1 #bjaf1 five    
days aft] a s5ior ,cambodian g5]al      
publicly call$ on ! ,cambodian ,arm$    
,=ces to elim9ate & dispose ( anyone    
fom5t+ social turmoil 9 ,cambodia2      
,:]eas ,kem ,ley _h be5 a frequ5t critic

 ( ,prime ,m9i/] ,hun ,s51 fuel+ conc]ns
 t 8 kill+ 0 politically motivat$ &     
ord]$ by high] au?orities2 ,:]eas1 on   
,augu/ #bc1 #bjag1 ,cambodia's ,m9i/ry (
 ,=eign ,affairs ord]$ ! closure ( !    
,national ,democratic ,in/itute & !     
expulsion ( its =eign /aff on           
allegations t x _h violat$ ! ,,lango & 0
 conspir+ aga9/ ,prime ,m9i/] ,hun ,s52 
,:]eas ,kem ,sokha1 ! ,presid5t (       
,,cnrp1 0 arre/$ on ,septemb] #c1 #bjag1
 on false *>ges ( treason & conspir+ ) !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to ov]?r[ !    
,gov]nm5t ( ,cambodia1 & w\ld face up to
 #cj ye>s 9 prison if convict$2 ,:]eas !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,embassy 9 ,cambodia has 
publicly call$ = ! imm$iate release (   
,kem ,sokha & ! removal ( re/rictions on
 civil society2 ,:]eas1 on ,septemb]    
#ae1 #bjag1 ,prime ,m9i/] ,hun ,s5 call$
 = ! )drawal ( all volunte]s f ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,peace ,corps1 :i* has op]at$ 9  
,cambodia s9ce #bjjf ) #ejj ,unit$      
,/ates volunte]s provid+ ,engli%        
language & heal?c>e tra9+2 ,:]eas !     

,,cnrp's previ\s lead]1 ,sam ,ra9sy1    
rema9s 9 exile due to an out/&+ w>rant =
 8 arre/ 9 a politically motivat$       
crim9al case2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t (      
,cambodia has tak5 sev]al measures to   
re/rict ! m$ia1 especially ?r\gh        
politiciz$ tax inve/igations aga9/      
indep5d5t m$ia outlets t h result$ 9 !  
closure ( ,! ,cambodian ,daily & ,radio 
,free ,asia 9 e>ly ,septemb] #bjag2     
,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,cambodia has ord]$
 sev]al radio /ations to /op ! broadca/+
 ( ,radio ,free ,asia & ,voice (        
,am]ica2 ,:]eas1 on ,octob] #af1 #bjag1 
! ,cambodian ,national ,assembly pass$  
two repressive am5dm5ts to ,cambodia's  
,law on ,political ,p>ties t all[       
au?orities to dissolve political p>ties 
& ban p>ty lead]s f political activity1 
& :i* conta9 num]\s re/rictions tailor$ 
to create ob/acles = opposition p>ties 9
 an attempt to ma9ta9 ! ,,cpp's hold on 
p[]2 ,:]eas1 on ,novemb] #ae1 #bjag1    
,cambodia's ,supreme ,c\rt dissolv$ !   
,,cnrp1 result+ 9 ! expulsion ( m ?an   

#ajj ,,cnrp p>ty memb]s f politics = #e 
ye>s1 includ+ ! #ee elect$ ,,cnrp memb]s
 9 ! #abc-seat ,national ,assembly2     
,:]eas ! next g5]al election 9 ,cambodia
 is s*$ul$ = ,july #bi1 #bjah1 & ! ,,cpp
 cont9ues to use intimidation & misuse  
legal me*anisms to weak5 political      
opposition & m$ia organizations 9 ord]  
to reta9 its p[]2 ,:]eas ,prime ,m9i/]  
,hun ,s5 ?reat5$ m ?an #e1jjj commune   
c\ncilors & *iefs align$ ) ! ,,cnrp ) ! 
loss ( _! jobs unless !y defect$ & jo9$ 
! ,,cpp2 ,:]eas ,human ,rights ,wat*    
report$ t local elections held 9        
,cambodia on ,june #d1 #bjag1 took place
 9 a ?reat5+ environm5t ho/ile to free  
spee* & g5u9e political p>ticipation1   
lead+ to elections t 7 nei!r free nor   
fair2 ,:]eas int]national               
election-monitor+ gr\ps report$         
fundam5tal flaws 9 ! electoral process &
 violations ( ,cambodia's election      
campaign rules dur+ ,june's local       
election2 ,:]eas ! ,int]ior ,m9i/ry (   
,cambodia dem&$ t two election-monitor+ 

organizations cease _! activities j     
mon?s aft] ! local elections1 = alleg$ly
 violat+ ! ,,lango1 all[+ ! ,,cpp to    
cont9ue to increase re/rictions on      
election monitor+ z ! #bjah national    
elections approa*2 ,:]eas1 on ,novemb]  
#af1 #bjag1 ,presid5t ,trump det]m9$ t  
next ye>'s national elections 9         
,cambodia w n be free & fair & ann\nc$ 8
 int5tion to t]m9ate support = !        
,cambodian ,national ,election          
,committee & its adm9i/ration ( !       
election2 ,:]eas despite irregul>ities 9
 ! electoral process1 ! ,,cnrp made     
significant ga9s 9 local elections      
comp>$ to previ\s cycles1 mak+ cle> t ! 
national elections 9 #bjah1 if !y are   
conduct$ freely & fairly1 w\ld be       
competitive2 & ,:]eas ! ,cambodian      
national elections 9 #bjah %\ld be      
closely wat*$ to ensure op5ness &       
fairness & to monitor :e!r all political
 p>ties & civil society gr\ps are all[$ 
to freely p>ticipate3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  
,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7     

reaffirms ! commitm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
to promote democracy1 human rights1 & ! 
rule ( law 9 ,cambodia2  7#b7 condemns  
all =ms ( political viol5ce 9 ,cambodia 
& urges ! cessation ( ongo+ human rights
 violations2  7#c7 supports ! decision  
ann\nc$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate on       
,decemb] #f1 #bjag1 to re/rict entry to 
! ,unit$ ,/ates = individuals involv$ 9 
und]m9+ democracy 9 ,cambodia2  7#d7    
urges ! ,presid5t1 act+ ?r\gh !         
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury & 9 consultation
 ) ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 to consid] plac+
 all s5ior ,cambodian gov]nm5t (ficials 
implicat$ 9 ! abuses describ$ 9 !       
preamble to ?is resolution on ! ,li/ (  
,specially ,designat$ ,nationals ma9ta9$
 by ! ,(fice ( ,=eign ,asset ,control ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,treasury "u exi/+      
sanctions au?orities2  7#e7 urges ,prime
 ,m9i/] ,hun ,s5 & ! ,cambodian ,p's    
,p>ty to end all h>assm5t & intimidation
 ( ,cambodia's opposition & fo/] a      
political environm5t :]e democracy c    
?rive & fl\ri%2  7#f7 urges ! ,gov]nm5t 

( ,cambodia to free ,kem ,sokha         
imm$iately & unconditionally2  7#g7     
urges ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,cambodia to        
recognize ! legitimacy ( ! ,cambodia    
,national ,rescue ,p>ty & ! ,,cnrp      
memb]s1 includ+ by re9/at+ ! #ee ,,cnrp 
(ficials elect$ to ! ,national          
,assembly2  7#h7 calls on ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
,cambodia to respect ! fre$om ( ! press 
& ! rights ( its citiz5s to freely      
assemble1 prote/1 & speak out aga9/ !   
gov]nm5t2 &  7#i7 supports ef=ts t[>d   
electoral re=ms 9 ,cambodia to ensure   
free & fair elections 9 #bjah monitor$  
by int]national obs]v]s4