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Further information on UA 226/12 CAMBODIA - JOURNALIST SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON
CAMBODIA Government critic and prominent journalist Mam Sonando, 71, was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment by the Municipal Court in Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh, on 1 October 2012. He was convicted of anti-state offences, including “instigating insurrection”. His appeal hearing is scheduled for 5 March. A representative ...
Further information on UA 360/12 CAMBODIA - CAMBODIAN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS CONVICTED
CAMBODIA Two Cambodian women human rights defenders were convicted on baseless charges in separate trials on 26/27 December 2012. Yorm Bopha was sentenced to three years in prison. Tim Sakmony from Borei Keila received a six-month sentence, partially suspended, and has been released. The trial of Yorm ...
UA 360/12 CAMBODIA - WOMEN FACE JAIL FOR DEFENDING HOUSING RIGHTS
CAMBODIA Two Cambodian women human rights defenders are to be tried on 26 December. They may be facing six months to five years in prison. Yorm Bopha and Tim Sakmony are housing rights activists from two areas in the capital, Phnom Penh. They are prisoners of conscience. ...
UA 226/12 CAMBODIA - GOVERNMENT CRITIC DETAINED
CAMBODIA Government critic Mam Sonando, aged 71, was arrested at his home in Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh, on 15 July. He has been charged with offences against the state and if convicted faces a long prison sentence. He is a prisoner of conscience. The day after he ...
Further information on UA 148/12 CAMBODIA - WOMEN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS RELEASED
CAMBODIA Thirteen women human rights defenders from the Boeung Kak Lake community in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, were released from prison on 27 June. Cambodia’s Appeal Court suspended the remainder of their two-and-a-half year prison sentences, but upheld their convictions. Police used violence against other members of the community ...
UA 148/12 – CAMBODIA - Women human rights defenders sent to jail
CAMBODIA Thirteen women representatives from the Boeung Kak Lake community in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, have been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison after a summary trial. The women were arrested on 22 May during a peaceful protest to support 18 local families whose homes had ...
UA 105/12 CAMBODIA - CAMBODIAN WOMAN THREATENED WITH DEATH
CAMBODIA A Cambodian woman, Ros Bopha, has gone into hiding after leading her community in protest about their living conditions. The community lives at Trapeang AnhChanh, over 20 km from the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, after being evicted from their homes because of a railway restoration project. She ...
Further information on UA 7/12 Cambodia - DETAINED VICTIMS OF FORCED EVICTION ESCAPE
CAMBODIA The women and six children who were arbitrarily detained at Prey Speu Social Affairs Center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia escaped the facility on 18 January. They had been arrested during a peaceful protest about the forced eviction of the Borei Keila community and detention of eight ...
UA 7/12 CAMBODIA - VICTIMS OF FORCED EVICTION DETAINED
CAMBODIA Twenty-four women and six children forcibly evicted from the Borei Keila area of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, were arrested on 11 January during a peaceful protest. They are being arbitrarily detained, and are at risk of ill-treatment. The 30 women and children were among a group protesting peacefully in Phnom ...
Further information on UA: 63/11 CAMBODIA - LAND ACTIVIST BEATEN BY POLICE
CAMBODIA Cambodian activist Suong Sophorn was severely beaten by police officials as he intervened to stop the destruction of houses in Boueng Kak Lake, Phnom Penh, on 16 September. Around 100 armed riot police and security guards stood by as eight properties were demolished without warning. Another 90 families are ...
