Land Rights Activists Released Following Royal Pardon
On 11th April 2015, the 10 women land activists who were imprisoned in November 2014 were released from Prey Sar prison (CC2) following a pardon from the King of Cambodia. […]
Second Protest Calls on Michelle Obama to Intervene During Visit to Cambodia
Approximately 100 people that have suffered from land grabbing and forced evictions from the BKL, BK, SOS, Thmor Kol, Toul Sangkae A-B communities (including children and monks) gathered in front […]
Children of Imprisoned Activists Call Out to Michelle Obama
This morning the children of land and housing rights women activists, who have been imprisoned at Prey Sar since November 2014, gathered in front of the Embassy of the United […]
International Women’s Day – an opportunity to demand the release of 11 women land activists still in jail.
In the morning of the 8th of March, 2015, approximately 500 people rallied in front of the Ministry of Women’s Affair (MoWA) before marching to Correctional Centre 2 (CC2) in […]
Poor Communities March to Deliver Petitions Demanding the Release of Activists
On Wednesday morning, February 11th, over 300 people gathered in front of the Ministry of Interior demanding the release of the activists that were arrested and sentenced in November of […]
Protesters March to National Assembly and Royal Palace
This morning, February 5th, villagers from urban poor communities around Phnom Penh joined Yorm Bopha in front of the US embassy at 8am. From there, they began marching towards the […]
Civil Society Groups Condemn the Ongoing Detention of 11 Activists
As the verdicts fell today that 11 activists would remain in jail with sentences either upheld or partially reduced, civil society swiftly responded to this blatant misconduct of justice with […]
11 of the Activists have their Convictions Upheld, Some Receive Reduced Sentences
At 8am this morning, January 26th 2015, over 100 people gathered outside of the Court of Appeal as they waited to hear the verdict for 11 of the imprisoned activists. […]
Bopha Leads March to the UN, Some Violence With Security Guards
Earlier this morning, January 23rd, Yorm Bopha and about 20 other people from Boeung Kak, Borei Keila, and the SOS community gathered in front of the US embassy. At 9am […]
Appeal Decision Delayed for 11 of the BKL Activists
At 2pm yesterday, January 22nd, 11 of the “Free the 19” activists were heard at the Phnom Penh Court of Appeal. Over 300 people gathered outside the court to show […]
