On 7 October 2015, Ms Chakrya, the wife of human rights defender Mr Ny Chakrya, received a subpoena on his behalf.
It requests the human rights defender to appear before the Investigating Judge of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on 21 October 2015.
Ny Chakrya is Head of the Human Rights and Legal Aid Section of the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC), which was founded in 1991 to monitor the protection of human rights, in particular of land and natural resources rights.
ADHOC provides legal assistance to victims of land rights violations and engages in land rights advocacy through press statements and conferences, publication of thematic reports and cooperation with the National Human Rights Commission.