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World Report 2009
The rural and urban poor continue to lose their land to illegal concessions awarded to foreign firms, government officials, and those with connections to government officials. This has become one of the most critical economic and social problems in Cambodia. In Phnom Penh, 85,000 people have been forcibly evicted during the last 10 years, with another 70,000 currently facing eviction proceedings. Authorities often provide insufficient notice of impending evictions and inadequate housing and compensation to displaced people afterwards.
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Cambodia - Amnesty International Report 2009
Impunity, inadequate rule of law and serious shortcomings in the court system continued to cause a systemic lack of protection for human rights. Forced evictions, carried out with the direct involvement or complicity of government authorities, further impoverished thousands of marginalized Cambodians. Human rights defenders and community activists defending land and natural resources were imprisoned on baseless charges. Freedom of expression and assembly were restricted.
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The 8 Khan Survey
"This survey reveals that the past ten years has seen a major shift of urban poor settlements from the inner to the outer Khans(districts) of Phnom Penh. The shift in the past 6 years has been particularly marked. Some commentators link this development to successful Government policies in poverty reduction. Others however highlight the displacement of over 100,000 residents since 2000 (source: Facts & Figures 11, published April 2009 by STT)."
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Two Chi Kraeng Men Sent to Prison for Land Dispute Row
Two men in Siem Reap province were sentenced to one year each in prison and ordered to pay a combined total of 3 million riels (US$722) in compensation after the provicial court on Tuesday found them guilty of injuring two men in a March altercation stemming from an ongoing land dispute. The court acquitted seven other men arrested in the same case.
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Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council
Reaffirming that all Member States have an obligation to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms as enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, as reaffirmed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and in accordance with their respective obligations under the International Covenants on Human Rights and other applicable human rights instruments,...
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Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council
Reaffirming that all Member States have an obligation to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms as enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, as reaffirmed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and in accordance with their respective obligations under the International Covenants on Human Rights and other applicable human rights instruments,...
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Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council
Reaffirming that all Member States have an obligation to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms as enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, as reaffirmed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and in accordance with their respective obligations under the International Covenants on Human Rights and other applicable human rights instruments,...
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Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council
Reaffirming that all Member States have an obligation to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms as enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, as reaffirmed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and in accordance with their respective obligations under the International Covenants on Human Rights and other applicable human rights instruments,...
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Cambodia: UN Expert Highlights Weaknesses in Judiciary and Restrictions on Freedom of Speech
GENEVA -- The Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Cambodia, Professor Surya P. Subedi, today reported to the Human Rights Council that improvements were needed in the overall human rights situation in the country, and expressed particular concern about the situation of freedom of speech.
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Cambodian Communities Facing Forced Eviction Launch Inspection Panel complaint Against World Bank
Phnom Penh residents facing the largest forced displacement of Cambodians since the Khmer Rouge era have filed a complaint to the World Bank Inspection Panel stating that they have suffered serious harm from a Bank-funded land-titling project. The complaint, submitted by the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) and registered on 24 September, alleges that the Bank breached its operational policies by failing to adequately supervise the Land Management and Administration Project (LMAP), which has denied urban poor and other vulnerable households protection against widespread tenure insecurity and increasing forced evictions in Cambodia.
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