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Following a lawsuit brought by a private company, four Bunong indigenous people who are active in land and natural resource protection have urged the court to dismiss the charges against them. According to the complaint filed by Kak Ratana, who claims to be the director of Villa Development Co., Ltd., Mr. Eang Sokun, Representative of the Mondulkiri Provincial Prosecutor's Office, summoned four indigenous peoples, including Mr. Kroeurng Tola, Ms. Phloek Phirum, Ms. Phloek Nary, and Mr. Khleng Tum, to appear on the afternoon of June 7, 2022 for " Phloek Phirum, Mondulkiri's Indigenous Network Coordinator, told VOA Khmer that the court questioned them for hours yesterday about the charges befo…
About 9 indigenous Jarai families in Tang Chi village, Nhang commune, Andong Meas district, Ratanakkiri province, lost their farmland after some people posing as the manager of 7 Makara Phari Company brought in excavators and tractors to clear and destroy community plantations where the 9 families had been practicing for years. The nine families demanded that the authorities intervene and do the study to remedy their concerns on June 1, 2022. On May 8, 2022, land was cleared without notice after community members alleged they had harmed several hectares of crops. Furthermore, the cle…
The Preah Vihear Provincial Court summoned five indigenous Kui for questioning this morning, June 1, 2022. Thong Suth, Suth Savon, Thap Sok Khi, Ngon Him, and Ms. Roeun Khat (Khan) are the five accused, who are members of the Kui ethnic group and live in Prame commune, Tbeng Meanchey, Preah Vihear Province. According to the summons, the five were charged with threatening to kill and threatening to inflict damage on February 4, 12, and 13, 2022, in Sre Prieng Village, Prame Commune, Tbeng Meanchey district, Preah Vihear Province, according to Mr. Vuth Savy, a representative of the Preah Vihear Provincial Prose…
In his message marking the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, the UN chief called for ending the “grievous inequalities” affecting these communities. ‘Profound disparities’ “Indigenous peoples around the world continue to face overwhelming marginalization, discrimination and exclusion,” he said. “Rooted in colonialism and patriarchy, these profound disparities are sustained by a deeply held resistance to recognizing and respecting the rights, dignity, and freedoms of indigenous peoples.” There are more than 476 million indigenous living in some 90 countries worldwide, representing just over six per cent of the global population. They have a special relation…
A large-scale, Chinese-financed hydroelectric dam in northeastern
The deforestation of community-held land and the slow registration process for indigenous people’s collectively-held lands remain challenges for indigenous communities who rely on natural resources for their livelihoods, according to a joint statement of the Cambodia Indigenous Peoples Organisation. Read the full article: https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodias-indigenous-peoples-request-land-registration-reforms…
