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Cambodia: Young environmental activists defend natural resources and document environmental harm despite risks
One year ago, Cambodia jailed five activists from the award-winning environmental group Mother Nature Cambodia for plotting against the government, after they had sounded the alarm about river pollution and land reclamation projects. THE CLEARING follows Chandaravuth – the group’s most outspoken member – and his colleagues in the months leading up to their incarceration as they continue on their collision course with Cambodia’s rulers and refuse to buckle under pressure...
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Cambodia: Appeal Court reject bail requests of five environmental rights defenders
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Cambodia: Mother Nature activists targeted due to their campaigns to protect natural resources & communities and expose corruption
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Cambodia: Amid international criticism of recent conviction of environmental rights defenders, Permanent Mission of Cambodia to UN in Geneva defends govt. actions
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Cambodia: Climate activists urge for the release of recently convicted Mother Nature's associated environmental rights defenders
Mother Nature Cambodia has campaigned against environmental destruction and exposed alleged corruption in state management of precious mineral resources.
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Cambodia: UN independent human rights experts express concerns over conviction of environmental rights defenders and urge govt. to take step to protect human rights
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Cambodia: CIVICUS, Forum Asia, FLD and ADN call on govt. to cease criminalisation of & harassment against human rights defenders
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Cambodia: 53 CSOs call on govt. to release recently convicted environmental rights defenders and cease harassment against HRDs
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Cambodia: UN Human Rights express grave concerns over criminalisation of environment rights defenders and urge govt. to review and bring criminal code in conformity with international human rights law
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Cambodia: Former founder of Mother Nature criticise legal proceedings against environmental rights activists while HRW urge the govt. to drop case against 10 activists
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Cambodia: Phnom Penh Court conclude trial of former Mother Nature environmental rights defenders; verdict due on 2 July
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Cambodia: Former Mother Nature's environmental rights activists urge govt. and court to drop charges against them and demand that founder be present at court
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Cambodia: Environmental rights defenders facing lèse-majesté and plotting charges refuse to attend trial hearing after observers' presence limited in courtroom
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Cambodia: A court hearing against environmental activists under way; activists deny charges of insulting the King and plotting to topple govt.
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Cambodia: Environmental activists briefly detained for questioning after holding rally and discussing issues of Koh Kong Krao island
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Cambodia: Mother Nature Cambodia targeted by authorities as they expose human rights abuses by companies
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Cambodia: Phnom Penh Appeal Court uphold incitement conviction of Mother Nature's co-founder who is environmental rights defender
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Cambodia: Courts release six environmental rights defenders affiliated with Mother Nature on bail after widespread criticism from CSOs and international community
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Cambodia: Phnom Penh Court of Appeal suspend parts of imprisonment sentences of three environmental rights defenders
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Cambodia: Phnom Penh Municipal Court press additional charges of plotting against three convicted environmental rights defenders; CSOs leaders criticise the charges
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Cambodia: UN agencies express concerns over arrests and detention of environmental rights defenders affiliated with Mother Nature Cambodia
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Cambodia: Amnesty International condemns 'outrageous' conviction of five environmental activists, two of whom in absentia
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Cambodia: Following conviction of five environmentalists, local and international NGOs condemn the conviction and ongoing attacks on human rights defenders
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Cambodia: UN Special Rapporteur on HRDs condemns conviction of three environmental rights defenders for lack of evidence
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Cambodia: Phnom Penh Court sentence Mother Nature's activists guilty of incitement charges to between 18 and 20 months in prison following years of their environmental activism
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Cambodia: Phnom Penh Municipal Court wrap up trial hearing of environmentalists charged with incitement; verdict is due on 5 May
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Cambodia: Phnom Penh Court hold trial hearing of environmental activists charged with incitement
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