land rights



STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 06, 2022 • 1 min read

ការដោះដូរទីតាំងដី “ទេវតាមានភ្នែក” ៖ ក្តីសង្ឃឹម​របស់​ក្រុមអភិរក្ស​ចំពោះ​ការ​អភិវឌ្ឍ​នៅ​ព្រៃ​ការពារ

By Anton L. Delgado • Jul 06, 2022
ការលើកលែងផ្លូវច្បាប់ និងការការពារមិនច្បាស់លាស់ បានត្រួសត្រាយផ្លូវ សម្រាប់​ការសាងសង់​ និង​រំខាន​ជីវិត​សត្វ​ព្រៃ​ នៅក្នុង​ព្រៃភ្នំតាម៉ៅរបស់​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា។

Nov 22, 2021 • 5 min read
Development

Evicted villagers pay the price for MotoGP’s Indonesia return

Indonesia's holiday island, Lombok, welcomed thousands of fans for their first superbike race on a mega tourism infrastructure project denounced by the UN over the eviction of villagers
By Haeril Halim and Lucie Godeau/AFP • Nov 22, 2021

Jun 09, 2021 • 11 min read
Analysis

Murder and impunity: The human cost of land conflict in southern Thailand

In Thailand, where inequality runs rampant, the rich, powerful and connected are rarely held responsible for their crimes. In the country's south, the lack of justice for one community in a years-long struggle for land rights is a powerful reminder of this reality
By Mark S. Cogan • Jun 09, 2021

Mar 26, 2021 • 9 min read
Land rights

Island of Gold: Is Koh Meas the latest mega-development of Phnom Penh?

This week it emerged that Koh Meas, 'Gold Island', could be the latest patch of undeveloped land within a stone’s throw of Phnom Penh to be consumed into the urban sprawl, as the Khun Sea Import/Export Company was granted a 50-year lease for the area
By Andrew Haffner • Mar 26, 2021

Feb 10, 2021 • 14 min read
Land disputes

In Cambodia, this village shows even the wealthy are vulnerable to land grabbing

While high-profile land grabbing disputes involving disempowered communities have made headlines in Cambodia in recent years, the case of Arey Ksat – a village of well-connected and wealthy residents near Phnom Penh – shows few are safe from the practice
By Andrew Haffner • Feb 10, 2021

Jan 19, 2021 • 12 min read
Land rights

As Thai forest aims for UNESCO status, Karen community pushed to the margins

Environmental conservation and indigenous rights are often natural bedfellows – but what happens when the two are at odds? In Thailand's Kaeng Krachan Forest, Karen communities battle to secure ancestral land rights, as officials strive for world heritage status
By Wanpen Pajai • Jan 19, 2021

Sep 28, 2020 • 8 min read
Analysis

Dong Tam death sentences dim hopes for land rights reform in Vietnam

The Dong Tam case once offered a glimmer of hope for those advocating for land rights reform in Vietnam. But with the conviction and sentencing to death of two men this month, the Communist Party has reaffirmed its grip on land and power
By Jake Black • Sep 28, 2020