Company bosses and politicians complicit in violently seizing land, razing tropical forests or poisoning water sources could soon find themselves standing trial in the Hague alongside war criminals and dictators
A new paper from the International Criminal Court laying out a shift in focus to crimes linked to environmental destruction and the unlawful dispossession of land has rekindled the debate over whether the court will launch an investigation into a case highlighting land-grabbing in Cambodia.
In change of focus, Hague court will prosecute government and individuals for environmental crimes such as landgrabs
La procureure de la Cour pénale internationale a averti jeudi les hommes d'affaires et les politiciens qu'elle allait désormais mettre l'accent sur les accaparements de terres en tant que possibles crimes contre l'humanité.
International Federation for Human Rights says Southeast Asia is facing increasing conflicts and violence over land grab activity. A “land grab” relates to taking land quickly, forcefully and often illegally.
Fresh documents allege land grabs amounting to ‘crimes against humanity’ affected 830,000 people since 2000
De nouvelles preuves transmises aujourd’hui à la Procureure de la Cour Pénale Internationale (CPI) indiquent que 60 000 personnes ont, depuis 2014, été victimes de la politique massive d’accaparement des terres mises en œuvre par les élites dirigeantes au Cambodge.
Dix militantes du droit à la terre emprisonnées au Cambodge dans une affaire devenue le symbole de la répression menée par le régime du Premier ministre Hun Sen ont été grâciées, a annoncé dimanche une ONG.
Forty NGOs signed a letter sent to the International Criminal Court (ICC), asking to open a preliminary investigation into an October filing that accused Cambodian “ruling elite” crimes against humanity by committed widespread land grabs.
CSOs submit letter to ICC supporting case filed against Cambodia ruling elite that have waged widespread and systematic land grabbing, asking ICC to open a preliminary investigation.
Une plainte déposée à la Cour pénale internationale dénonce des meurtres, persécutions, emprisonnements et déplacements contraints de 770.000 personnes (6% de la population), spoliées depuis 2000 par la confiscation de quelque 4 millions d'hectares au Cambodge.
Inclusive Development International sent a letter of complaint to the Australian Government outlining how ANZ was a part financier of a sugar plantation in Cambodia which saw almost 700 families forcibly evicted.
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