We, the undersigned civil society organizations, condemn the harassment and obstruction of the staff of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) and a film crew contracted by ActionAid Cambodia by district officials and environmental police in Thmar Da commune on 23-24 December 2016.
This Handbook was developed as a guide to business and human rights in Cambodia’s land sector and the implementation of three key instruments on business and human rights: the United Nations (“UN”) Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (the “Guiding Principles”); the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (the “OECD Guidelines”); and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (“FAO”) Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure (the “VGGT”). This Handbook is for civil society organizations, government officials, the media, companies, activists and those workers affected by corporate abuses of human rights in the land sector – in fact, anyone interested in business and human rights.
Through the analysis of quantitative data collected on women involved in land disputes throughout the country, this Report aims to shed light on the unique ways in which Cambodian women are affected by land conflict.
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) has today – 27 September 2016 – published a report entitled, “Cambodia’s Women in Land Conflict” (the “Report”). The Report is the outcome of research conducted by CCHR’s Land Reform Project on women in land conflict throughout the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”), and is available for download from CCHR’s website in English and Khmer.
Residents of Chork Cha village, cosisting of 180 families with 869 people (408 female), are Bunong indigenou people who have common ethnic, social, cultural, and economic unity. They practice thei customaruy lifestyle and cultivation of their land, which they have occupied with a tradition of collective land use. This community is in the process of registering their indigenous, collective land, and are now completing the second stage, in which the community has been recognized by the Ministry of Interior.
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) is delighted to announce that it will launch its Human Rights Education Platform: Land Rights at Development Innovations office, #296, St. 271, Sangkat Toul Tompong II, Khan Chamkarmon, Phnom Penh, at 9am on Thursday 17 March 2016. The launch will be conducted in Khmer.
This Report examines the obstacles to registration of collective land for indigenous communities in Cambodia, based on data collected by the Project. It aims to highlight reasons for shortcomings in the implementation of land registration for indigenous communities, and identifies recommendations for all stakeholders that will promote better implementation, with a view to increased protection of indigenous land rights in Cambodia.
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) has today – 11 February 2016 – published a report entitled, “Access to Collective Land Titles for Indigenous Communities in Cambodia” (the “Report”). The Report is available for download from CCHR’s website in English and Khmer. The Report is the outcome of research conducted by CCHR’s Land Reform Project on the experiences of indigenous communities and their engagement with the process to obtain collective land titles (“CLTs”) in an attempt to formally protect their traditional lands.
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) is delighted to announce that it will hold a press conference at 8:30am on Thursday 11 February 2016 at its office in Phnom Penh, to mark the launch of its report entitled, “Access to Collective Land Titles for Indigenous Communities in Cambodia” (the “Report”). This launch will feature an introduction to this new Report, as well as insights from indigenous community members on their experiences fighting to protect their land.
