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Call for immediate release of Cambodian trade union activist
Persecution of Rong Chhun a year after his arrest highlights government s unrelenting repression, says CIVICUS
Updated: July 29, 2021 06:04 AM GMT
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Trade union activist Rong Chhun has been charged with incitement by spreading fake news. (Photo: YouTube)
CIVICUS, the global civil society alliance, has called on Cambodian authorities to drop baseless charges against trade union activist and human rights defender Rong Chhun and to release him immediately and unconditionally.
One year on from his arrest, his ongoing persecution highlights the unrelenting government repression of activists in the country and his detention during the pandemic is putting his life at risk, the group says.
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United Nations human rights and environmental officials called on Wednesday for an end to Cambodian authorities’ use of “punitive measures” against protectors of the country’s environment, following the arrests this month of four young environmental activists.
The four activists, members of the Cambodian environmental protection group Mother Nature, were arrested on June 16 after three of the group Sun Ratha, Ly Chandaravuth, and Sith Chhivmeng were arrested while filming the drainage of sewage into the Tonle Sap River in front of Phnom Penh’s Royal Palace.
Separately, authorities in Kandal province arrested Mother Nature activist Yim Leang Hy at his hometown in the province’s Koh Thom district. Sith Chhivmeng was later released after 24 hours of questioning by police in Phnom Penh.
Human rights and environmental work are not criminal offenses, the UN says in a June 30 statement.
United Nations human rights and environmental officials called on Wednesday for an end to Cambodian authorities’ use of “punitive measures” against protectors of the country’s environment, following the arrests this month of four young environmental activists.
The four activists, members of the Cambodian environmental protection group Mother Nature, were arrested on June 16 after three of the group Sun Ratha, Ly Chandaravuth, and Sith Chhivmeng were arrested while filming the drainage of sewage into the Tonle Sap River in front of Phnom Penh’s Royal Palace.