In March 2024, Eang Vuthy, Executive Director of the Cambodian land rights NGO Equitable Cambodia, faced criminal charges due to his organization’s advocacy on behalf of communities affected by harmful development projects. Eang received a summons informing him that he had been charged with Incitement to Commit a Felony or Disturb Social Security, punishable by up to two years in prison, and ordered to appear before an investigating judge at Phnom Penh Capital Court for questioning on 4 April 2024.