Civil society groups appeal for international intervention for the release of 23 protesters

24 January 2014
The Cambodia Herald
Civil society / Government / Human rights / International relations / Social development
Embassy of Australia / Embassy of Germany / Embassy of South Korea / Embassy of Sweden / SILAKA / Thida Khus

181 national and international non-governmental organizations handed over their petitions to foreign embassies on Thursday to seek the release of 23 people who were arrested in protest crackdowns. A group of some 50 representatives marched along the streets and submitted the petitions to the German, Sweden and South Korean embassies. They will also go to the Australian embassy. … Earlier this month, government’s anti-riot police launched heavy-handed crackdown on the protests of garment workers who demanded for doubling their wage from USD 80 to USD 160. Five people were killed, 40 injured and 23 protesters arrested.

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