Land grab complaint filed at International Criminal Court

8 October 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Human rights / Judiciary and courts / Land / Law and judiciary / Laws and regulations
Global Diligence LLP / International Criminal Court / International Federation for Human Rights / Richard Rogers

A British lawyer has asked the International Criminal Court to investigate “widespread and systematic” land grabbing in Cambodia over the past 14 years as a crime against humanity.

The complaint filed in The Hague yesterday by lawyer Richard Rogers, who is officially representing 10 Cambodian victims, alleges that a “ruling elite” has perpetuated mass rights violations in pursuit of wealth and power. …

 Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/complaint-filed-icc

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