By Prak Chan Thul
"My position as an international lawyer, nobody should be sent to prison for exercising freedom of expression" - Surya Subedi
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia must bolster the independence of its judiciary to ensure it can provide justice for all, including the poor who often appear to have little chance of legal redress, a U.N. rights official said on Thursday.
Cambodia has for years been rebuilding its institutions after decades of conflict and turmoil, including the Khmer Rouge "Killing Fields" rule, but its judiciary remains weak and prone to interference, critics say.
Surya Subedi, United Nations Special Rapporteur for human rights in Cambodia, said he was troubled by disputes over land and, in a reference to the government's tough stand on dissent, what he described as a narrowing of political space for debate.
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