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I have read, understood and confirm FairPlanet's Privacy Policy. *.Spread the wordsRepublish articleBy copying the embed code below, you agree to adhere to our republishing guidelines.  saying her plight should not be forgotten during the country’s current political crisis Global watchdog Amnesty International said in a statement Tuesday that Yorm Bopha should be released “immediately and unconditionally” and warned the government against imprisoning other peaceful rights campaigners in the future a longtime activist for members of Phnom Penh’s Boeung Kak Lake community displaced to make way for a real estate development 4 last year when she was arrested in connection with a skirmish that broke out near her home who has been named an Amnesty International Prisoner of Conscience is serving a two-year prison term for causing “intentional violence” in a case rights groups say has seen flagrant legal violations and was aimed at intimidating her and other activists into silence “She is just one of many human rights defenders who have been harassed and locked up over the past years,” Amnesty International's deputy Asia Pacific director Isabelle Arradon said Rights groups are concerned Yorm Bopha's case could be sidelined amid the political uncertainty following July 28 national elections that have seen both Prime Minister Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party and the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party claiming victory must halt this disturbing trend as a matter of urgency and ensure there is space in Cambodia for peaceful activists to conduct their important and legitimate work," Arradon said “Yorm Bopha must not be forgotten during the current political deadlock,” she said Twenty-five local civil society organizations issued a joint statement Tuesday calling on the Supreme Court to hear Yorm Bohpa’s pending appeal “without delay” and overturn her conviction the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) has launched a campaign to get Cambodians to send Yorm Bopha letters of encouragement in Prey Sar Prison in order to let her know she is not forgotten coordinator for CCHR’s Freedom of Expression Project said the “Voices for Freedom” campaign team met with Yorm Bopha on Friday to deliver some of the 365 messages and it is also an appeal for the court and the government to release her,” Ramana Sorn told RFA’s Khmer Service “She didn’t commit any crime; she only demanded land rights for herself and her community.” “She is happy when she knows everyone is not forgetting her.” Cambodia’s Court of Appeals suspended one year of Yorm Bopha’s original three-year sentence she filed an appeal with the Supreme Court Rights groups have said that legal proceedings in her case have been marred by flagrant violations and that there has been no concrete evidence to warrant her conviction “The continued imprisonment of Yorm Bopha despite the sheer lack of evidence against her just goes to show that she was never afforded her right to remain innocent before proven guilty and that this was a political case in which the verdict was pre-determined,” CCHR president Ou Virak said in a statement Tuesday "As a grassroots activist Yorm Bopha faces a high level of risk We must continue to rally together to demand her release and to put pressure on the Supreme Court to overturn her unjust conviction.” Which language would you like to use this site in The Malaysian authorities must immediately release or formally charge two Malaysian men now detained under a repressive new security law police arrested Yazid Sufaat and his co-worker Mohd Hilmi Hasim at a cafeteria in Kuala Lumpur for allegedly promoting terrorist activities It was the first known arrest under the new Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (SOSMA) “Sufaat and Hasim are being detained arbitrarily under a deeply flawed law that is not in line with international human rights standards,” Amnesty International’s Deputy Asia-Pacific Director Isabelle Arradon said which replaced Malaysia’s previous Internal Security Act (ISA) fails to meet international human rights standards in several key ways – including by allowing police to detain suspects incommunicado for 48 hours and by allowing detention without charge or access to courts for up to 28 days Police have so far refused to disclose where Sufaat and Hasim are being held Sufaat was previously held without trial for more than seven years under the ISA until his release in 2008 “The Malaysian authorities should immediately disclose where Sufaat and his co-worker are held and give them access to legal counsel,” said Arradon “This first arrest under SOSMA shows that the Malaysian authorities have just replaced one oppressive regime with another The two men should immediately be charged with an internationally recognizable criminal offence and brought to court “The Malaysian authorities should not compromise human rights in the name of security They should immediately revise or repeal the new security law.” it is still reportedly being used to detain some 23 people without trial in Malaysia Together we can fight for human rights everywhere Your donation can transform the lives of millions If you are talented and passionate about human rights then Amnesty International wants to hear from you