Cambodia: indigenous eco-defender released after five months jail on false charges

The Ecologist
Mar 18, 2016, 11:13 am16 pts
After five months of wrongful imprisonment, an environmental activist has finally been set free and reunited with his family, writes Rod Harbinson. His case highlights the way Cambodia's Government subjects eco-defenders to harsh, unjust and arbitrary detention, while illegal logging barons and large-scale…

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