Urgent Appeal: Humanitarian Support for Five Environmental Defenders in Jail!!
Five young Cambodian environmental activists from Mother Nature Cambodia are currently imprisoned for their peaceful efforts to protect forests, rivers, and communities. Their only “crime” was to speak the truth about the destruction of our natural environment. They have also been separated from each other and sent to five different prisons across Cambodia. These facilities are known for extreme overcrowding, chronic underfunding, and corruption, where prisoners are forced to pay for almost everything — from food and medicine to basic hygiene. This makes their daily survival even more difficult and adds unbearable pressure on their families.
Read about us in the media
Mother Nature Cambodia is regularly featured in the media, both in Cambodia and internationally. Read a compilation of media articles in English featuring the work we do.
Support Our Defenders
$0.00
Please note: You do not need a PayPal account to make a donation. Contributions can also be made easily with any debit or credit card.
Who You Will Be Supporting:
The following five defenders are now behind bars:
- Long Kunthea
- Ly Chandaravuth
- Phuon Keoraksmey
- Thun Ratha
- Yim Leanghy
Each of them has been sentenced to 6 to 8 years in prison under fabricated charges of “plotting against the government” and “insulting the king.” They are enduring harsh prison conditions, far from their families, simply because they dared to defend nature and speak out against corruption.
Why Your Support Matters:
Your donation will go directly to supporting the 5, including:
- Legal Defense: Covering the costs of experienced lawyers, court appeals, and related expenses to fight for their release.
- Family Support: Providing food, medicine, and essential financial relief to their families, who are struggling as their loved ones are held in distant prisons.
- Well-Being in Jail: Supplying the activists with much-needed food, hygiene items, medicine, and other basic necessities to help them endure daily life behind bars.
Without urgent humanitarian support, these activists may remain without proper representation, while their families and their own health and dignity in prison continue to suffer. Together, we can ensure they are not abandoned.
Phuon Keoraksmey escorted by police after six-year sentence, Phnom Penh. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)