Phnom Penh (FN), Aug. 3 – At the 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM), Cambodian foreign minister Prak Sokhonn stressed that human rights must be understood and approached in a holistic manner without double standards, with due respect to national sovereignty and the principle of non-interference.

Sokhonn also emphasized the necessity to differentiate between the exercise the fundamental rights and freedoms to promote harmony and human progress, and the manipulation of these sacred principles to instigate hatred, social discord, instability, and interference in the internal affairs of others.

The ASEAN foreign ministers encouraged AICHR to be more proactive in their mandate to promote and protect human rights in ASEAN, in particular in the difficult time of COVID19 pandemic.
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