Jarai Villagers Ask UN for Help in Land Fight

31 May 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
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More than 300 ethnic Jarai families from Ratanakkiri’s O’Yadav district in longstanding land disputes with two Vietnamese land concessionaires submitted a petition to UN human rights officers yesterday asking for help. …

Village representative Romas Chvat said locals were participating in an NGO-led workshop on protest laws in Stung Treng province yesterday when they presented UN human rights officers with the petition. …

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