Five Shooting Incidents at Land Dispute Protests in the Past Two Months Show Alarming Increase in Use of Lethal Force

26-Jan-2012

Publication : Press Release

Cambodia’s land-grabbing crisis has taken a disturbingly violent turn in the last two months, with at least five incidents involving armed forces opening fire during protests. A total of 19residents were injured at the protests, including seven from gunfire. Each of the incidents has been documented in Video footage or photographs, but the perpetrators have to this uniformly escaped punishment, exemplifying Cambodia’s notorious system of impunity.

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