Cambodia: Activists Charged for Participating in Memorial

Expand Kong Raya outside the Phnom Penh Municipal Court. © 2019 VOD/Khan Leakhena (New York) – Cambodian authorities should drop all charges and release people arrested for commemorating the third anniversary of the killing of the political commentator Kem Ley, Human Rights Watch said today. On July 10, 2016, the prominent critic of the government was fatally shot in broad daylight at a gas station in central Phnom Penh. The Cambodian government should revoke all restrictions on gatherings and other activities commemorating Kem Ley’s death and permit an independent investigation into the…

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