PHNOM PENH, Dec 22 (AFP) - Cambodian authorities on Tuesday denied a rights group's accusations that they forced drug addicts to participate in a "trial" of a herbal formula that is not registered in the country.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that since December 11, police have arrested 17 people from the streets and held them in a centre where they were given a course of the medication "with no indication of voluntary consent".
"Such a trial violates the rights of the forced participants and does not meet minimum scientific standards," HRW said of the course of the formula "Bong Sen", which took place on the outskirts of Phnom Penh.
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