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A tale of two cities: Review of the development paradigm in Phnom Penh
This report is a review of city’s development paradigm, including an examination of urban services and infrastructure, the regulatory framework, mobility networks, major stakeho...
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Large-scale land grabbing in Cambodia: failure of international and national policies to secure the indigenous peoples' rights to access land and resources
Indigenous communities in Cambodia are legally recognized and should thus have been protected by the Land Law and the Forestry Law, entitling them to communal land titles. A num...
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Rights razed: forced evictions in Cambodia
This report published in 2008, shows how, contrary to Cambodia’s obligations under international human rights law, those affected by evictions have had no opportunity for genuin...
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United Nations commentary and guidelines on eviction and resettlement
Evictions and resettlement processes have become major issues of concern in Cambodia, with serious consequences for the lives and well-being of individuals and communities. This...
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(16 July 2012) Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi
Twenty years after the Paris Peace Agreements, the Special Rapporteur takes stock of progress in Cambodia's human rights situation, with particular emphasis on land issues and l...
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(24 September 2012) Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia
This 2012 report is an assessment of the human rights impact of economic land concessions (ELCs) and other land concessions and major development projects in Cambodia. It includ...
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2014 brings a new wave of Cambodian land conflicts
A statement by LICADHO detailing the number of people affected by state-involved land conflicts in Cambodia, and providing recommendations to the Cambodian Government. The state...
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Still banking on land grabs: Australia's four big banks and land grabs
This report reveals new links between Australia's big four banks and three land grabbing case studies previously documented in Oxfam's 2014 report Banking on Shaky Ground. The n...
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High price of land, the deadly eviction of Kbal Spean
This case study discusses the mass eviction that took place on 21 March 2005 in Kbal Spean village, near the Thai-Cambodian border at Poipet. The eviction resulted in deaths an...
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Renewed surge in land disputes must be addressed not denied
This LICADHO press release expresses strong concern at the surge in land disputes documented by its offices in 2014, which resulted in a threefold increase in the number of fami...
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Displaced families: Phnom Penh 1990-2011
This document provides data on families in Phnom Penh that have been displaced either through planned relocation or forced eviction, 1990-2011. Short case studies are provided o...
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Dam development in Vietnam: The evolution of dam-induced resettlement policy
This paper compares the Hoa Binh (constructed 1979-1994) and Son La dams (under construction since 2005) to investigate how Vietnam’s resettlement policies and programmes have e...
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Community guide getting a fair deal from companies and investors
"The purpose of this guide is to help your community decide if you want to share your community lands and natural resources with outside companies or investors. Some companies o...
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The Population and Housing Census of Myanmar, 2014. Summary of the provisional results
This report summarises provisional results of Myanmar’s 2014 population and housing census. (Main census results released in May 2015.) The provisional results provide the total...
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End of the line, impacts of resettlement under the railways project in Phnom Penh
Close to 4,000 households have, or will be, affected by the project to rehabilitate Cambodia's railways; over a quarter of these require relocation. This report highlights...
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The interdependence of transport and housing development in the transition of Ho Chi Minh City
A working paper exploring the relationship between transport and housing in Ho Chi Minh City. The author discusses the transportation and housing development issues in this...