UN representative hears minorities’ complaints

The U.N.’s human rights representative in Cambodia visited ethnic Bunong villagers in Mondolkiri province this week, days after local authorities prevented hundreds of them from marching to mark International Day of the World’s Indigenous People. Wan-Hea Lee met with villagers in Pech Chreada district’s Bosra commune Tuesday to hear their complaints about deforestation and their disputes with private plantations they accuse of encroaching on their ancestral land, local resident Plang Sim said. …

Aun Pheap and George Wright
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