Chea Kunthin, a member of activist group Khmer Thavarak, was sentenced to 18 months of prison in absentia, together with Mother Nature Cambodia's founder Mr. Alejandro Gonzalez-Davidson, Mr. Thun Ratha, Ms. Long Kunthea, and Ms. Phoung Keorasmey. The three young environmental activists and members of non-governmental organization Mother Nature Cambodia were arrested on September 03, 2020 for planning a one-woman march to raise awareness about the filling-in of Boeung Tamok lake. Mother Nature Cambodia is an environmental rights organisation that advocates and campaigns locally and internationally for the preservation, promotion and protection of Cambodia's natural environment, and provides opportunities for environmental and human rights defenders and supports local fishermen and indigenous communities defend their rights.