National parliamentary elections are set for July 2013, but opposition leaders say they are considering not participating.

The International Day of Peace is held each year on Sept. 21, providing an opportunity for peace advocates to join together under common cause.

Advocates for acid attacks victims are hopeful such cases will make it to trial under new tough law, along with strict regulations on sale of all acids.

The US is home to some 17 million Asian Americans, but the group as a whole shows only a 50 percent voter turnout rate, according to 2008 figures.

Kem Sokha is among some 300 international political leaders to be invited by the democracy advocacy group to observe the convention.

The expo was sponsored by the Cambodian American Business Association.

Thailand is refuge for tens of thousands from Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, in addition to 140,000 mostly Karen Burmese.

Meanwhile, Cambodia and Vietnam have yet to reach full agreements on border demarcation.

Supporters of the declaration say it is necessary to help Asean states have a norm for human rights.

The Trial Chamber of the court will hear testimony from two medical experts on Friday over Ieng Sary’s condition.

The former “First Lady” of the Khmer Rouge is thought to have Alzheimer’s disease.

Ieng Sary, the former foreign affairs minister for the regime, was hospitalized on Sept. 7 due to exhaustion.