Monks, garment workers lead Cambodia rally on Human Rights Day
Thousands of Cambodians, including Buddhist monks and garment workers, on Wednesday (Dec 10) rallied across the capital calling for respect for human rights and the release of a group of jailed land activists. … On Wednesday around 3,000 people massed outside the parliament building in Phnom Penh, many holding balloons, flags and portraits of jailed activists, as they marked the UN-designated global Human Rights Day. Rally-goers submitted a petition calling on the government to “halt the use of force and violence against people, rights defenders, and to stop forced evictions”. …
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