Issues of land and corruption are intricately linked. Over the last decade increasing commercial demand for land has made the sector more vulnerable to corrupt abuse by those in a position to own or control land.
Cambodia government has announced a new review of economic land concessions, shortening the period of some from 99 years to 50 years. Land concessions to private enterprises over the years has creating thousands of land disputes and causing many people to become displaced.
Twenty-three companies holding a total of 90,682 hectares in Cambodia economic land concessions (ELCs) have had their concessions rescinded, while another 20 are being monitored.
Hearing in the US will examine how land grabbing has significantly impacted the lives of Filipinos and Cambodians and the involvement of U.S. officials charged with promoting development in these countries.
The so-called ‘Blood Sugar crisis’ may be over. But representatives from the Clean Sugar campaign their there is no end in sight for their problems.
"En aucun cas notre groupe, et donc indirectement les autorités cambodgiennes, n’ont envisagé et n’envisagent d’imposer à des populations de céder leur terrain," soutient le groupe Socfin-KDC.
Si sono uniti e insieme hanno deciso di fare causa alla Socfin-Kcd. Espropriati delle loro terre, sfruttati e privati della propria cultura. E quello della Cambogia non è il primo caso.
Les Bunongs réclament une réparation en nature, espérant récupérer leur terre, ainsi que plusieurs dizaines de milliers d’euros de dommages et intérêts chacun.
Une cinquantaine de paysans assignent en justice le groupe implanté au Cambodge. Ils déplorent expropriations et déplacements de populations.
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.
About 300 protesters from Svay Rieng and Preah Sihanouk provinces marched to parliament yesterday to file petitions urging the local authorities to intervene to resolve ongoing land disputes in their homelands.
