Published: 21-Sep-2012
The Wall Street Journal accused Cambodia Friday of disregarding private property rights.
"Cambodia's
ongoing genocide tribunal still receives a lion's share of Western
attention when it comes to human rights," the US newspaper wrote in its
Asian edition. "But the most pressing issue for most Cambodians is land
use.
"In the past decade, hundreds of thousands of Cambodians
have endured land grabs and evictions. They have suffered further when
they dared to protest these abuses.
"Phnom Penh's international
donors might stop to consider that Cambodia's oppressive cronyism is
ultimately a manifestation of its disregard for the human right of
private property.
"Absent meaningful pressure to protect property rights, foreign aid and investment will bring limited benefits."
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