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Hun Sen has been prime minister of Cambodia since 1985. A dozen of his generals (pictured here) are accused by Human Rights Watch of carrying out human rights abuses (Photo: Human Rights Watch)

Will EU suspend trade deal with Cambodia?

A European Union monitoring mission was in Cambodia this week to assess the country's compliance with the human rights obligations that lie at the core of the EU-Cambodia preferential trade deal.

The timing could not be more appropriate.

With national elections approaching on July 29, Cambodia is hurtling towards a one-party state under prime minister Hun Sen and the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP).

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Matthew is EUobserver's Opinion Editor. He joined EUobserver in June 2018. Previously he worked as a reporter for The Guardian in London, and as editor for AFP in Paris and DPA in Berlin.

Hun Sen has been prime minister of Cambodia since 1985. A dozen of his generals (pictured here) are accused by Human Rights Watch of carrying out human rights abuses (Photo: Human Rights Watch)

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Matthew is EUobserver's Opinion Editor. He joined EUobserver in June 2018. Previously he worked as a reporter for The Guardian in London, and as editor for AFP in Paris and DPA in Berlin.

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