Landless Cambodian farmers look to International Criminal Court for justice
- Reuters
- 22 November 2016
The case is significant as it could change the way community displacement in the wake of large-scale land deals is tested and prosecuted
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New report examines how corruption is fuelling widespread land grabbing and human rights abuses
- Global Witness
- 17 November 2016
A new report launched today takes the most comprehensive look to date at how corruption is fuelling the global land grabbing crisis, which has seen millions of people displaced from their homes and farmland.
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Land grabs and the International Criminal Court: will Cambodia’s kleptocrats finally face justice?
- Illegal Deforestation Monitor
- 31 October 2016
In a world fraught with major human rights violations, and significant constraints facing the ICC, what are the prospects of a prosecution for land grabbing or environmental destruction?
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ICC will investigate environmental destruction as well as war crimes
- OpenDemocracy
- 19 October 2016
With land grabbing fast becoming one of the most pressing human rights issues of our time, the International Criminal Court has started to recognize that the guise of economic development can mask many crimes against humanity.
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Ethnic minority families claim violent evictions in Preah Vihear
- Phnom Penh Post
- 18 October 2016
Six ethnic Kuoy families were violently evicted from their homes in Preah Vihear over the weekend, with further evictions threatened for another 13 families.
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Chinese firms rush into Cambodian farming
- Global Times
- 09 October 2016
Chinese investors are rushing to invest in agriculture in Cambodia, drawn by ideal farming conditions and the sound relationship between the two countries.
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The tentacles of Bollore-Socfin stretch far and wide
- ACORN
- 24 September 2016
Bollore seems to think all of the countries in central Africa are colonies there for its private exploitation and its own financial bottom line.
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Land Portal launches innovative dynamic country portfolios based on linked open data
- Land Portal
- 21 September 2016
Inclusive approach in concert with Mekong region partners forges unprecedented access to data and information on land
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ICC move fuels debate on Cambodian case
- Phnom Penh Post
- 19 September 2016
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.
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ICC widens remit to include environmental destruction cases
- Guardian
- 16 September 2016
In change of focus, Hague court will prosecute government and individuals for environmental crimes such as landgrabs
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La CPI va mettre l'accent sur les dégâts écologiques et les spoliations de terres
- AFP
- 15 September 2016
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.
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Monster sugar mill eats through sugarcane supply
- Phnom Penh Post
- 08 August 2016
Company began operations using the harvest of sugarcane cultivated on 5,000 hectares and needs to significantly expand the cultivation area to produce sufficient sugarcane to keep its line operating year-round.
