Join Statement

Veng Sreng Remembered: Eight Years of Silence but No Peace

Phnom Penh, 03 January 2022We, the undersigned civil society groups, stand in solidarity with the families of the victims killed, injured,and disappeared eight years ago today when security forces opened fire on striking workers on Veng SrengBoulevard in Phnom Penh. We continue to call for accountability for the violence and the disappearance ofthen-15-year-old Khem Sophath, who remains missing today.On 3 January 2014, mixed government forces shot and killed at least four people and wounded at least 38others when shutting down peaceful strikes on Veng Sreng Boulevard. The strikes of garment workerscalling for a fair m...