Cambodia Land Activists Struggle Continues Slug: Cambodia land activist Date: 14/12/2013 Reporter: Borin Noun N!

R" !#e Cambodia$s Supreme Court recentl% released &orm Bop#a' a prominent land rig#ts activist( But t#e release is )ust temporar% and s#e$s on bail no*( Bop#a #as been activel% involved in #er communit%$s struggle against +orced evictions((( named b% t#e ,mnest% nternational as t#e prisoner o+ conscience( Borin Noun met t#is +earless *oman in -#nom -en# a+ter #er release( !./!: S0/ 1 at rall% 301%ear1old &orm Bop#a *as on t#e +ront line( Be#ind #er' some 300 protesters *ere voicing t#eir anger over t#e recent land grabs in Cambodia( S0/ 01 2t *as t#e protest bac3 in September last %ear((( *#ere &orm Bop#a *as arrested b% t#e riot police( But toda% s#e$s +ree((( a+ter t#e Supreme Court released #er +rom prison( ,s a mot#er o+ one' &orm Bop#a +eels #app% +or t#e support until s#e *as +reed( &orm Bop#a clip 1 4 0emale/5#mer6: 7 *ant to t#an3 m% supporters' #uman rig#ts activists' our village people and international activists( *ill not +orget t#is and t#an3 %ou so muc#(8 &orm Bop#a is one o+ t#e 13 Boeung 5a3 *omen activists *#o #ave been +ig#ting +or land rig#ts( n recent %ears' t#ousands o+ +amilies #ave been evicted +rom t#e +ormer Boeung 5a3 9a3e since 200: to ma3e *a% +or condominiums and ot#er comple;es( Rig#ts group ,mnest% nternational named #er a prisoner o+ conscience and called on its members to ta3e actions(

&orm Bop#a clip 2 40emale/5#mer6: 7 $m #app% *it# m% release( ,nd *ill +ig#t against land eviction in Cambodia( *ill )oin all activities and +ig#t +or cases o+ land grabbing across t#e countr% even t#oug# t#at *ould bring me bac3 to )ail( *ill +ig#t until die( !#at$s m% determination(8 <uman rig#ts groups #ave long said t#e c#arges against &orm Bop#a are politicall% motivated( ,nd t#e% sa% t#e c#arges against #er *ere +alse and t#at s#e #ad been targeted because o+ #er activism( &et despite t#e lac3 o+ evidence' in =une t#is %ear' Cambodia$s ,ppeal Court up#eld #er conviction( !#e Supreme Court released #er on November t#is %ear((( but it *as on bail and onl% temporar%( <er case is sent bac3 to t#e ,ppeal Court and s#e *ill +ace a retrial( C#an Savat +rom ,D<"C #uman rig#ts group is *orried t#at Bop#a mig#t be sent to )ail again( C#an Savat clip 1 4>ale/5#mer6: 7 t is eas% to arrest #er again because it is not +ormal release( + s#e$s not guilt%' t#en t#e Supreme Court s#ould not trans+orm #er case to t#e ,ppeal Court( ?e are *orried about #er( ,ppeal Court can arrest #er an% time( So it is not good luc3 +or #er(8 S0/ 2 Boeung 5a3 song +or +reedom "utside t#e court' t#e cro*d erupted *it# a mi;ture o+ )ubilation and anger on #earing t#e decision( !ep @ann%' leader o+ t#e Boeung 5a3 group' praised #er colleague +or #er devotion to t#e communit%( !ep @ann% clip 140emale/5#mer6: 7<er presence can bring ne* #ope +or our communit% in +ig#ting again land eviction in our countr%(8 Bop#a$s mot#er A01%ear1old Sabo Sot# pra%s +or #er daug#ter( Sabo Sot# clip 140emale/5#mer6: 7 *ant t#is court to decide to drop t#e case against #er +ormall%(8 &orm Bop#a is still *aiting +or t#e retrial process( But a+ter spending more t#an 400 da%s be#ind bars' s#e$s not *orried about #er li+e an%more( &orm Bop#a clip 3 40emale/5#mer6: 7 *ould li3e to send m% message to t#e government to stop evicting people *it# +orce' using violence against *omen$s rig#ts( !#e% #ave to respect #uman rig#ts(8

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