Cambodia: Free women protesters and Buddhist monk jailed after summary trials

Headline Title: Cambodia: Free women protesters and Buddhist monk jailed after summary trials 21 January 2015 Ten women housing rights defenders and a Buddhist monk, all jailed after short summary trials and some suffering from serious health issues, must be released immediately and unconditionally, Amnesty international said ahead of their appeal hearing tomorrow, 22 January. The 11 were arrested after two related peaceful protests in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh in November last year. “These activists are victims of the Cambodian authorities’ relentless…

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