Viral breastfeeding photo fuels calls in Cambodia on women's rights


Garment factory workers wear face masks as they walk out at the end of their work shift near Phnom Penh, Cambodia. - AP

PHNOM PENH, March 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation): Cambodia must protect the rights of working mothers to meet its international commitments, campaigners said, after a policewoman was publicly shamed by superiors for a social media photo of her breastfeeding while on duty.

The photo of Sithong Sokha went viral this week after superiors forced her to make a public apology for sullying the reputations of Cambodian women and the police force, sparking mass debate in the conservative South-East Asian country.

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