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Discover How Land Defends the Lifeline of Indigenous Communities
Today, there are an estimated 470 million indigenous peoples who live across ninety countries in the world. It makes up less than five percent of the world's population. There are more than…
‘Return Our Sacred Mountain’ – Bunong Natives in Mondulkiri Continue Four-Year Fight…
Radang is a sacred mountain located within the Punong indigenous community land in Pou Lung village in Senmonorom district’s Romnea commune in Mondulkiri province. The villagers have always…
Chinese gold miners ‘illegally’ tearing up Cambodian wildlife sanctuary
KAMPONG THOM, Cambodia — “The company operates as they please. We’ve asked the authorities for help, but they won’t do anything for us,” said Bunnarith*, a lifelong…
Burning Homes in the Name of Conservation: NGO Wildlife Alliance Cracks Down on the…
The farmers of Knong Riel run when they see white faces.
A white face, for many farmers, means staff from Wildlife Alliance, one of Cambodia’s…
4th Cycle of Universal Periodic Review: Situation of Indigenous Peoples in Cambodia
The UPR process is new for Cambodia's Indigenous Peoples, notably the IPOs, who have less experience preparing reports on the government's implementation and responding to the…
Environment Ministry Asks Kraol Indigenous People to Apologize For Burning Down…
Two weeks after the Kraol indigenous community set fire to an Environment Ministry station in Kratie, the ministry invited local authorities and indigenous people to a meeting…
Cameroonians Give Bunong People a Glimpse of Hope in their Long-Lasting Lawsuit…
PHNOM PENH – Will Cameroonian indigenous communities seal the fate of some 80 Bunongs from Bousra commune, Mondulkiri province, in one of Cambodia’s longest-lasting land conflicts?
In…
IFC Requests Review of Watchdog’s Decision to Investigate Six Cambodian Microlenders
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) on Friday requested a review of its ombudsman’s decision to investigate six IFC-funded financial institutions providing microloans in Cambodia.…
Law Amendment Creates Concerns among Indigenous Communities
Input consultation for the process of amending the Law on Forestry and the Law on Protected Areas is a very important part of the process, particularly for indigenous communities, as the…
Rights group calls for speedy issuance of collective land titles to indigenous…
The CCHR calls on the government of Cambodia to resolve its commitment to speed up the registration of collective land titles for indigenous communities and solve issues. To protect their…