Ou Virak: “Why We Need to Rethink Human Rights Activism”

Ou Virak is a well known Cambodian human rights activist and intellectual, the President of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), founder of the Alliance for Freedom of Expression in Cambodia (AFEC), and winner of the Reebok Human Rights Award for his civil society campaign for freedom of expression and for the release of human rights advocates imprisoned for criticizing the Cambodian government. His work largely focuses on protecting freedom of expression, information and assembly in Cambodia.

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