
human rights defender
Yim Leanghy
Actions and Campaigns
human rights defender
Actions and Campaigns
Legal aid and humanitarian support
1989
Man
Urban
In prison (sentenced)
Mr. Yim Leanghy was born in 1989, in Prek Bak village, Koh Thom commune, Koh Thom district, Kandal Province. He studied International Studies at the Royal University of Phnom Penh. In 2018, during his fourth year at university, he volunteered at the Youth Resources Development Program (YRDP). After graduating in 2019, he worked at the Cambodia Youth Network (CYN) until October 2020, when he joined Mother Nature Cambodia. Currently, Leanghy is the Vice President of the Khmer Student Intelligent League Association (KSILA).
Jul 2, 2024
8 years imprisonment
Latitude: 11.496511565872467
Longitude: 104.57365879721986
Kampong Spue
Kampong Spue Provincial Prison
Yim Leanghy was sentenced to 8 years in prison for the plotting and insulting the king by Phnom Penh Municipal Court on 2 July 2024.
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Mr. Yim Leanghy was born in 1989, in Prek Bak village, Koh Thom commune, Koh Thom district, Kandal Province. He studied International Studies at the Royal University of Phnom Penh. In 2018, during his fourth year at university, he volunteered at the Youth Resources Development Program (YRDP). After graduating in 2019, he worked at the Cambodia Youth Network (CYN) until October 2020, when he joined Mother Nature Cambodia. Currently, Leanghy is the Vice President of the Khmer Student Intelligent League Association (KSILA).
Latitude: 11.496511565872467
Longitude: 104.57365879721986
8 years imprisonment
Yim Leanghy was sentenced to 8 years in prison for the plotting and insulting the king by Phnom Penh Municipal Court on 2 July 2024.
Legal aid and humanitarian support