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EU Under Fire for Policy Linked to Land Grabbing in Cambodia
- 18 September 2013
- The Irrawaddy Magazine
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- David Pred / Equitable Cambodia / European Commission (EC) / European Union aid / Inclusive Development International / KSL Group / L.Y.P. Group / least developed countries (LDCs) / LICADHO / Ly Yong Phat / Mitr Pohl Sugar Corp / Omlaing commune / Prime Minister Hun Sen / Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) / Surya Subedi / United Nations / Ve Wong Corporation
KAMPONG SPEU PROVINCE— Three years ago, Pao had a farm and a charcoal stove near a stream in a community called Omlaing in western Cambodia. The farm gave her rice, charcoal sales gave her extra income and the nearby forest provided edible and medicinal plants. Pao ...
The Irrawaddy News Magazine Staff
http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/44202
Rice plots blocked at dam site
- 10 September 2013
- The Phnom Penh Post
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- Inter-Ministerial Resettlement Committee / LICADHO / Ta Noun commune / Tianjin Union Development Group
In a first step toward clearing villagers from land intended for a planned Koh Kong provincial hydroelectric dam, a Chinese development firm has blocked a road leading to plots where villagers have continued to harvest rice. Officials from Tianjin Union Development Group, which was awarded a ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rice-plots-blocked-dam-site
Unionists' jailing compared with Bandith
- 3 September 2013
- The Phnom Penh Post
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Since her husband was arrested in June and thrown in provincial prison to await trial, Soam Chantha, 32, has given birth to a baby boy. At the same time the men have been locked up, police have failed to arrest former Bavet governor Chhouk Bandith, ...
Shane Worrell and Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/unionists-jailing-compared-bandith
Prosecutors Meet to Discuss Treatment of Incarcerated Minors
- 31 August 2013
- The Cambodia Daily
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The judiciary has signed off on a new set of guidelines designed to regulate the work of prosecutors in many areas, including the rights of minors in the judicial system. Ouk Savuth, general director of the Court of Appeal, signed off on the guidelines on August ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/prosecutors-meet-to-discuss-treatment-of-incarcerated-minors-41526/
Cambodian court grants bail to 4 suspects arrested for inciting violence
- 20 August 2013
- Xinhuanet News
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The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday decided to grant bail to four people who were arrested last week on the charge of inciting armed forces to topple the government, a court official said. “The court decided to release them on bail,” Meas Chanpisith, deputy prosecutor ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-08/20/c_132646862.htm
NGOs Say ‘Rose Revolution’ Case Is Baseless
- 20 August 2013
- The Cambodia Daily
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Rights groups on Monday urged the government to drop its incitement charges against four people arrested last week and accused of plotting to topple the government by handing out yellow roses to security forces and urging them to turn their guns against Prime Minister Hun ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ngos-say-rose-revolution-case-is-baseless-40188/
Bandith appeals while on the lam
- 22 July 2013
- The Phnom Penh Post
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Former Bavet town governor Chhouk Bandith has appealed — from hiding — his conviction for shooting three women at a protest earlier last year, his lawyer said. His attorney, Sun Bunnarith, said that he had filed the appeal about two weeks ago, and that Bandith’s ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bandith-appeals-while-lam
Congressional Hearing in US Pushes Cut to Cambodian Aid
- 11 July 2013
- The Cambodia Daily
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At a congressional hearing in Washington on Tuesday that scathingly rebuked Prime Minister Hun Sen and his ruling CPP, a U.S. lawmaker called for legislation to cut American aid to Cambodia following the national election on July 28. Representative Steve Chabot, who chaired the House Subcommittee ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/congressional-hearing-in-us-pushes-cut-to-cambodian-aid-34389/
Families complain over visas
- 10 July 2013
- The Phnom Penh Post
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Three families lodged complaints with authorities in Banteay Meanchey on Monday, requesting that action be taken against a recruitment firm that sent their family members to work in Thailand on tourist visas, a move that subsequently led to their arrest. Leng Yen, a monitor with ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/families-complain-over-visas
Critics Say Hun Sen’s Land Title Program Is Biased
- 8 July 2013
- Voice of America (VOA)
- Agricultural production / Agriculture and fishing / Economic land concessions and plantations / Environment and natural resources / Human rights / Land / Land tenure and land titling / Public land lease / Social development
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A controversial land titling program set up by Prime Minister Hun Sen has been suspended ahead of the July 28 elections, but critics say the program should not be restarted. The titling program itself began in December 2012 and is expected to end after elections scheduled ...
Desperate families pursue final options
- 28 June 2013
- The Phnom Penh Post
- Judiciary and courts / Land / Land tenure and land titling
- compensation / Disputed Land / evictions / forced evictions / illegal land occupation / land / land conflicts / land disputes / Land rights / Land titles / LICADHO / Preah Sihanouk / Preah Sihanouk Province / Preah Sihanouk Provincial Court / Prime Minister Hun Sen / Supreme Court / villagers
Families who claim a foreigner fabricated documents to sell their land to port officials and a military commander more than seven years ago have desperately appealed to government bodies to intervene. The 104 families who have exhausted legal avenues after both the provincial and Supreme Court ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013062866543/National/desperate-families-pursue-final-options.html
Jail Sentence for Anti-Eviction Activist Upheld
- 15 June 2013
- The Cambodia Daily
- Human rights / Judiciary and courts / Land / Land tenure and land titling / Social development
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The Court of Appeal on Friday upheld the guilty verdict for anti-eviction activist Yorm Bopha, but reduced her sentence from three-to two-years imprisonment, of which one year was suspended. The ruling means that Ms. Bopha will not be released until late 2014. Supporters and human rights groups ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/jail-sentence-for-anti-eviction-activist-upheld-31073/
Farmers Petition to Change Agricultural Draft Law
- 10 June 2013
- The Cambodia Daily
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About 200 farmers protested in front of the Ministry of Agriculture on Friday and submitted a petition requesting changes to a draft law on the management of agricultural land, which rights groups have said could effectively legalize land grabs from poor farmers. The government says the ...
7 Cambodian Workers Arrested at Nike Contractor
- 3 June 2013
- ABC News
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Cambodian police clashed Monday with workers at a factory that makes clothing for the U.S. sportswear company Nike, arresting seven, in the latest violence linked to a strike over salaries, union organizers and rights activists said. The protest at the Taiwanese-owned Sabrina (Cambodia) Garment Manufacturing plant ...
Sugar firm under fire
- 3 June 2013
- The Phnom Penh Post
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Asia’s largest sugar company has been accused of torching hundreds of homes, orchestrating the imprisonment of a pregnant activist and using security forces to beat villagers – among a raft of other grave human rights abuses – by communities in Oddar Meanchey province. The allegations levelled ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013060366024/National/sugar-firm-under-fire.html
Water Cannon Crackdown on Cambodian Land Activists
- 29 May 2013
- Radio Free Asia
- Economy and commerce / Gender / Land / Land tenure and land titling / Women in development
- Adhoc / Boeng Kak / Boeung Kak / Borei Keila / City Hall spokesman Long Dyman / development projects / Factories / forced evictions / Garment factories / Human Rights / land activist Yorm Bopha / land and housing rights / land disputes / Land Rights Activist Tep Vanny / LICADHO / Long Dyman / minimum wages / Pa Socheatvong / Phnom Penh / Phnom Penh City Hall / Phnom Penh Municipal Court / Phnom Penh municipal governor Pa Socheatvong / Police / protests / Resettlement / stun batons / Supreme Court / Supreme Court of Cambodia / Tep Vanny / Thmar Koul / wages / water cannons / Yorm Bopha
Cambodian police used water cannons Wednesday to disperse around 200 women demanding a quick resolution to long-running land disputes, knocking at least three of the protesters, including a 72-year-old, unconscious. The move came two days after authorities used stun batons to disperse a protest over wages ...
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/land-05292013164116.html
The canes of wrath
- 10 May 2013
- Southeast Asia Globe
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Satiating the demands of the global sugar industry is big business for Cambodia’s sugarcane plantations. Yet accusations of human rights abuses and land grabs in the Kingdom have left a bitter aftertaste for many on the ground as companies vie for a larger slice of ...
Cambodian Land Rights Activist's Bail Plea Rejected
- 27 March 2013
- Radio Free Asia
- Judiciary and courts / Land / Land tenure and land titling
- 2013 Global Leadership Award / Boeng Kak / Boeng Kak Lake / Boeung Kak / Boeung Kak Lake / Cambodian Supreme Court / Community Legal Education Centre / Equitable Cambodia / Hun Sen / Joe Biden / Judge Khim Ponn / Khim Ponn The / LICADHO / Licadho Director Naly Pilorge / Naly Pilorge / Phnom Penh / Prime Minister Hun Sen / Sahmakum Teang Tnaut / Tep Vanny / U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton / U.S. Vice President Joe Biden / Vital Voice / Washington / Yorm Bopha
The Cambodian Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a jailed land rights activist’s appeal to be released on bail, drawing criticism from rights groups who said the whole case smacked of political interference and should be thrown out. “I am having heart, respiratory, and stomach ...
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/land-03272013191716.html
Land rights have key role in Cambodia
- 16 March 2013
- The Gulf Times
- Agricultural production / Agriculture and fishing / Economic land concessions and plantations / Environment and natural resources / Forest products / Forests and forestry / Land / Land tenure and land titling / Law and judiciary / Logging and timber / Public land lease
- Adhoc / Amnesty International researcher on Cambodia Rupert Abbott / Boeng Kak / Boeng Kak Lake / Boeung Kak / Boeung Kak Lake / Cambodian Centre for Human Rights / Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association / CCHR / CPP / ELCs / evictions / forced evictions / Global Witness / illegal logging / Khmer Rouge / Land concessions / Land grabs / land security / land tenure / land-titling program / land-titling scheme / LICADHO / moratorium / national elections / nationwide land titling program / Ou Virak / Phay Siphan / Phnom Penh / rule of law / Rupert Abbott / Surya Subedi / UN Human Rights Council / UN special rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia / UNHRC
Faced with widespread evictions and opaque private sector deals, activists in Cambodia are calling on the government to be more open and transparent about land concessions, beef up mechanisms for resolving land disputes, and abide by the rule of law. It is estimated that ...
http://www.gulf-times.com/asean-philippines/188/details/345724/land-rights-have-key-role-in-cambodia
Six Cambodians Injured in Capital Land Clash
- 13 March 2013
- Radio Free Asia
- Agricultural production / Agriculture and fishing / Economic land concessions and plantations / Land / Land tenure and land titling / Public land lease
- Boeng Kak / Boeng Kak Lake / Boeung Kak / Boeung Kak Lake / Daun Penh district security guard / forced evictions / Hun Sen / Land rights / LICADHO / Ministry of Justice / Phnom Penh / Phnom Penh municipal police / Prime Minister Hun Sen / Shukaku / Shukaku Inc / Tep Vanny / Yorm Bopha
At least six people were seriously injured Wednesday in clashes between about 100 villagers demanding land compensation and 300 security personnel in front of the home of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, activists said. According to villager representative Tep Vanny, the evictees from Phnom Penh’s Boeung ...
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/clash-03132013184900.html
Shots fired as families evicted
- 7 March 2013
- The Phnom Penh Post
- Crime and law enforcement / Human rights / Judiciary and courts / Land / Land tenure and land titling / Law and judiciary
- acacia trees / court injunction / forestry lands / forestry officials / Human Rights group / Khem-arak Phumin town / Koh Kong Province / LICADHO / local authorities / Military Police / Police / Smach Meanchey district / social land concession / State-owned land / state-owned property
Police, military police and forestry officials evicted 100 families in Koh Kong province’s Smach Meanchey district yesterday, shooting into the air during the forcible removal to disperse villagers with the threat of violence. It was the second day of evictions in an area authorities say ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013030761809/National/shots-fired-as-families-evicted.html
Most land disputes in Cambodia unsettled
- 21 February 2013
- The Phnom Penh Post
- Land / Land tenure and land titling
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Less than 30 per cent of complaints filed to the government’s National Authority for Land Dispute Resolution (NALDR) throughout 2012 were resolved, according to its annual report released yesterday. According to the document, distributed yesterday at the NALDR annual convention, the government body, which comprises representatives ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013022161535/National/most-land-disputes-in-cambodia-unsettled.html
Land Is Life, and It’s Slipping Away
- 14 February 2013
- IPS News Agency
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Nean Narin, a humble man and father of three children, says his family is going hungry. Narin lives in the village of Boeung Kak, situated on the edge of Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh. For years, he and other villagers relied on the Boeung Kak Lake ...
Cambodia's government takes back land
- 7 February 2013
- The Phnom Penh Post
- Agriculture and fishing / Economic land concessions and plantations / Environment and natural resources / Forest products / Forests and forestry / Government / Land / Land tenure and land titling / Logging and timber / Public land lease
- Cambodian Center for Human Rights / Casotim / Chan Sarun / Choeung Sopheap / Council of Ministers / ELCs / forest concessions / Hun Sen / King Norodom Sihamoni / Lao Meng Khin / LICADHO / Lim Leangse / Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries / NGO Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee / Ou Virak / Phay Siphan / Pheapimex / Royal Book / state forest / TTY / wildlife protection concessions
The government has slashed about 250,000 hectares of land from 79 economic land concessions (ELCs), forest concessions and wildlife protection concessions and will return it, replete with land titles, to “poor people”, January’s Royal Book says. The publication, issued on January 17 and obtained yesterday, says ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013020761237/National/cambodia-s-government-takes-back-land.html