’I could be arrested or killed’: the activists defending Cambodia’s forests | Global Development Professionals Network | The Guardian
▻https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2017/feb/16/arrested-killed-activists-fighting-save-cambodias-forests-prey-lang?CMP
For Leng, a lawyer who set up the Cambodian human rights taskforce, defending what remains of the vast Prey Lang forest is a fraught mission in a dangerous country. For years now, he has meticulously documented and exposed how powerful timber tycoons have colluded with senior politicians and the Cambodian officials to systematically strip Prey Lang, using agribusiness and mining as a cover. As a direct result of his and others’ work, the government has been forced to crack down on corruption and illegal logging.
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