The Cambodian government has used the Covid-19 outbreak to lock up opposition activists and others expressing concern about the virus and the government’s response, US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
Seventeen people were arrested since late January for sharing information on the virus in Cambodia, including four members or supporters of the dissolved opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, HRW said yesterday.
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