(Bangkok) – A Cambodian  court brought politically motivated charges against three land rights activists on May 22, 2023, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should immediately and unconditionally release them. The Ratanakiri Municipal Court brought charges against three staff members of the Coalition of Cambodian Farmer Community (CCFC) , a community organization that defends land rights of farmers. The court charged them with plotting and incitement under articles 453 (plotting), 494, and 495 (incitement to commit a felony) of the Cambodian criminal code , and ordered them placed in pretrial detention.

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/05/24/cambodia-land-rights-activists-face-baseless-charges

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