Children in Cambodia learn things the hard way. For example the concept of ‘injustice’ by having their parents imprisoned for 2 1/2 years for singing songs on a heap of sand that doesn’t belong to them but where they were living before. Boeung Kak Lake staged a peacefull demonstration in front of the Ministry of […]
Boeung Kak Lake is not deterred in its resistance. Backed by Human Rights NGO’s and individuals, it staged a demonstration in front of the National Assembly. The demonstration was cautiously observed from the sidewalk by Venerable Luon Sovath despite the risks of him being arrested. And a reminder: ‘Quest for Land‘, 11 years of land […]
The Naga from Boeung Kak Lake was smothered but Phenix raises from its ashes again… The Boeung Kak Lake community was hit hard by yesterdays convictions at the Municipal Court of Phnom Penh but today the community was restructuring again, discussing the replacement for the imprisoned representatives, organising a visit to Prey Sar prison… And […]
Yesterday noon I wrote: ‘Yet another very bad blow for the Human Rights record of Cambodia. Venerable Luon Sovath, the infatigable Human Rights monitor, present on all the major land evictions the past years, was invited by fellow monks to accompany them while he was monitoring a demonstration by Boeung Kak Lake residents at the […]
Yet another very bad blow for the Human Rights record of Cambodia. Venerable Loun Sovath, the infatigable Human Rights monitor, present on all the major land evictions the past years, was invited by fellow monks to accompany them while he was monitoring a demonstration by Boeung Kak Lake residents at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, […]
The aftermath of yesterday’s 13 arrests is waiting. Waiting for hours in front of the Municipal Court of Phnom Penh, hoping for the release of the fellow Boeung Kak residents. Waiting for a phone call from the lawyer. Waiting for news. Waiting for something to happen. And a reminder: ‘Quest for Land‘, 11 years of […]
It is something I should have learned by now.: never leave a demonstration before everyone is back home… It seems 13 Boeung Kak Lake residents were arrested after a protest where they tried to rebuild a home on the sand of the now filled lake. And I had left already. And a reminder: ‘Quest for […]
The Boeung Kak Lake residents were at it again: asking the Municipality what’s happening with the delimitation of the promised 12,44ha for their on-site development. This time with umbrellas against the blistering heat and with food to sustain the siege… And a reminder: ‘Quest for Land‘, 11 years of land issues in Cambodia for the […]