<p>CIVICUS, the global civil society alliance, calls on the Cambodian authorities to drop the baseless charges against trade union activist and human rights defender&nbsp;Rong Chhun and to release him immediately and unconditionally.</p>

<p>Southeast Asian parliamentarians have today (5 August) called on Cambodia&rsquo;s authorities to immediately release and unconditionally drop all charges against union leader Rong Chhun, who was arrested late last week, and to end all attacks on those that peacefully voice their concerns.&nbsp;</p>