As more than 100 protesters continued to spend their days camped outside the US embassy appealing for the release of two land activists, a delegation from Amnesty International visited the Boeung Kak community yesterday to offer support for their fight.

More than 20 representatives of the human-rights organisation encouraged villagers to be patient in their struggle for human rights.

“Don’t feel like this is hopeless and you are isolated,” representative Amanda Howle said. “We [the international community] are aware and understand clearly that your human rights are being seriously abused.”

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Source: (The Phnom Penh Post – November 13, 2012)