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Article

13 Aug 2018

Author:
Soth Koemsoeun, The Phnom Penh Post

Cambodia: Indigenous groups ask govt. to grant land concessions instead of forced relocations

"Indigenous groups call for a halt to forced relocations", 10 August 2018

Over 100 indigenous groups from eight of the Kingdom's provinces asked the government...to grant them land concessions instead of forcing their relocation.

...A joint statement issued by the coalition said: "The development we want should be consistent with our will and be in accordance with policies which inform and have prior consultation with us, and are open to agreements with respect to the United Nations' statements on indigenous people's rights that the Cambodian government voted to support on September 13, 2007."

...Both Lan Feng Rui Reng and Mega First were two companies mentioned in the report as having gotten land concessions that negatively impacted indigenous groups. They also called for an end to intimidation and any prevention of cultural ceremonies.

...the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Cambodia is working to support the community of indigenous people and assisting them through the process of obtaining land title deeds.

OHCHR has encouraged the government to provide opportunities for indigenous people to demonstrate their cultures and traditions.