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Progress in mediation between Hoang Anh Gia Lai Company and eleven more indigenous communities in Cambodia

On 15-16 September 2015, community representatives of three Cambodian villages within Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) economic land concessions but not yet affected (Ket Village, Nay Village and Kachout Village), company representatives of HAGL...

Cambodia: Immediately withdraw draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (LANGO)

Forty international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and membership organizations call on the government of Cambodia to immediately withdraw the draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (LANGO). This legislation, if adopted, would seriously damage the ability of many...

Cambodia: Address the concerns of the families of Boeung Kak Lake

ESCR-Net sent a second letter to the government of Cambodia to urge further measures to respect rights of families affected by forced evictions from the Boeung Kak Lake area

New letter to Cambodia in support of Boeung Kak Lake families

ESCR-Net sent a second letter to the government of Cambodia to urge further measures to respect, protect and fulfil the rights of families affected by forced evictions from the Boeung Kak Lake area.

Cambodian land rights activists released following broad international solidarity

Women human rights defenders and their supporters in Cambodia freed, following a letter sent by ESCR-Net and advocacy by other organizations

International Finance Corporation investments cause human rights abuses around the world

New report by several NGOs says that the IFC is failing to perform due diligence and to identify or effectively manage risk in many of its investments in third-party lenders

Civil society groups condemn the ongoing detention of 11 activists in Cambodia

Several ESCR-Net Members in Cambodia condemn the indefensible verdicts issued by the Court of Appeal in the cases of ten land activists and one monk

Cambodia: Free women human rights defenders and their supporters

ESCR-Net sent a letter to the Government of Cambodia expressing concern about the recent detention, conviction and sentencing of seven female land rights activists

ANZ Royal Bank abandons Cambodian communities affected by land grabs and forcible evictions

Equitable Cambodia and Inclusive Development International expressed disappointment over ANZ Bank’s decision to cut business ties with the Cambodian firm Phnom Penh Sugar without first ensuring redress for the grave harms caused to hundreds of families

US approves legislation to bolster accountability of international financial institutions

ESCR-Net Members in Cambodia, including Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT), Equitable Cambodia and Inclusive Development International (IDI), celebrated a major political victory for residents of Boeng Kok Lake in Cambodia and other communities claiming redress of human rights abuses relating to projects supported by the World Bank and other IFIs.