{"id":3162,"date":"2026-08-07T03:51:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T03:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mchastonlemekongdailycambodia.com.kh\/?p=3162"},"modified":"2026-08-07T03:51:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T03:51:53","slug":"top-story-un-rapporteur-defends-displacment-figure-in-cambodia-report-seeks-thai-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mchastonlemekongdailycambodia.com.kh\/?p=3162","title":{"rendered":"TOP STORY | UN RAPPORTEUR DEFENDS DISPLACMENT FIGURE IN CAMBODIA REPORT, SEEKS THAI ENGAGEMENT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>August 6, 2026 \u2014 United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Tom Andrews, has defended his reference to the displacement of approximately 650,000 Cambodians during the Cambodia\u2013Thailand border conflict, while expressing openness to engage with Thai authorities ahead of his upcoming report to the UN Human Rights Council.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3163\" src=\"http:\/\/mchastonlemekongdailycambodia.com.kh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0360.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"1142\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In a statement released on Facebook on Thursday, Andrews said he appreciated the attention given to remarks he made following his recent fact-finding mission to Cambodia and welcomed feedback from all parties, including the Thai government.<\/p>\n<p>Andrews disclosed that two days before issuing his public statement, he had shared an advance draft of the section concerning the border conflict with the Thai government, including references to the displacement of Cambodian civilians. Although he did not receive a response, Andrews said he remains willing to discuss Thailand\u2019s perspective.<\/p>\n<p>Thai officials have publicly challenged Andrews\u2019 estimate of around 650,000 displaced Cambodians. However, Andrews said the figure was based on United Nations reports and emphasized that his concerns were rooted in human rights principles that apply regardless of differing territorial claims.<\/p>\n<p>The UN expert said he will finalize his report on the human rights situation in Cambodia next month and intends to again seek engagement with the Thai government as part of the reporting process.<\/p>\n<p>Andrews also underscored the need for a swift and peaceful resolution to the border dispute, stressing that stability would allow displaced residents to return home, rebuild their lives in a secure environment, and benefit once again from economic opportunities generated by cross-border trade.<\/p>\n<p>#CambodiaAlwaysForPeace<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 6, 2026 \u2014 United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Tom Andrews, has defended his reference to the displacement of approximately 650,000 Cambodians during&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3164,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/mchastonlemekongdailycambodia.com.kh\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/mchastonlemekongdailycambodia.com.kh\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/mchastonlemekongdailycambodia.com.kh\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mchastonlemekongdailycambodia.com.kh\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mchastonlemekongdailycambodia.com.kh\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3162"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/mchastonlemekongdailycambodia.com.kh\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3165,"href":"http:\/\/mchastonlemekongdailycambodia.com.kh\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3162\/revisions\/3165"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mchastonlemekongdailycambodia.com.kh\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/mchastonlemekongdailycambodia.com.kh\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mchastonlemekongdailycambodia.com.kh\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mchastonlemekongdailycambodia.com.kh\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}