Statement

Enough is Enough: Stop Persecuting LRSU Unionists

Phnom Penh, 6 May 2024   We, the undersigned civil society groups, unions and confederations, are dismayed by the Supreme Court’s unjust decision last week to uphold convictions against current and former members of the Labor Rights Supported Union of Khmer Employees of NagaWorld (LRSU). Authorities and courts have repeatedly failed to provide justice to LRSU activists. They must release union president Chhim Sithar from prison immediately and restore the freedoms of all defendants in this case.   On the morning of 3 May, the Supreme Court upheld convictions against eight current and former LRSU me...