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Thursday 10 November 2011

Rights Groups Say Pressure on Land Protesters Increasing


Photo: AP
In this photo taken on March 17, 2011, rubble are scattered around houses on the edge of Boeung Kak, Phnom Penh's largest lake. The residents of the area are being evicted from their homes to make way for upscale villas and office buildings.

Wednesday, 09 November 2011
Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh


Dozens of land protesters have been detained and hundreds were charged in the courts in the first nine months of this year, indicating an increase in pressure by the judiciary in land disputes, rights groups said Wednesday.
In separate calculations on cases related to land disputes, Adhoc said it recorded 46 detentions and 173 court charges, Licadho said it counted 35 detentions and 163 charges and the Cambodian Center for Human Rights said it counted 26 court charges, all from January to September.

Charges included incitement, for land protests, and the destruction of property related to protests, demonstrations and disputes.

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