UPDATE 01/08/18: It will be 2 years since Tep Vanny was detained on 16 August. We are planning to close this petition and present your names to authorities in the following week. Please help us reach our 20,000 goal by taking action and sharing with friends.

Tep Vanny is a symbol of peaceful activism in Cambodia and is currently in jail as a result of her brave determination to defend the rights of others.

She is a housing rights activist and for almost 10 years has been defending her community in central Phnom Penh where thousands of families have been forcibly evicted from their homes.

Along with her fellow activists, many of them women, she has been targeted by the authorities and harassed, beaten, arrested and imprisoned. The government is attempting to silence her voice and show activists like her what can happen if you stand up for your rights and the rights of others.

But despite the challenges she faces, Vanny has kept her determination and untiring struggle for justice.

Vanny has shown bravery in the face of adversity. Join her by adding your voice.

Sign the petition and call on the Cambodian Government to stop the crackdown on human rights defenders and release Tep Vanny immediately and unconditionally, and drop all charges against her.

We will collect your signatures and send them to the Prime Minister of Cambodia and demand the unconditional release of Tep Vanny.

Thank you!

UPDATE 20/08/18: This action is now closed so that we can present all your names as a petition to the Cambodian authorities.Thank you to the 10,000 people who took action.

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Prime Minister of Cambodia
Samdech Hun Sen

Minister of Public Security and Deputy Prime Minister
Sar Kheng

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Prak Sokhonn

Your Excellency,

I call on you to immediately and unconditionally release human rights defender Tep Vanny, drop all charges against her and end all criminal investigations against her.

Tep Vanny is a housing rights activist who has defended her community in central Phnom Penh from forced evictions. She has been beaten, harassed, arrested, and imprisoned by the Cambodian authorities. She is a human rights defender and prisoner of conscience, detained on baseless charges for her peaceful activism, and she deserves to be free and with her family.

While in detention, ensure Tep Vanny has access to medical care as necessary or requested, and is not subjected to torture or other ill-treatment.

Yours sincerely,

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