International Human Rights Day, Khmer Style
The Boeung Kak Lake community (here and here) was of course not going to sit still and was hoping to celebrate International Human Rights Day in a normal fashion. They planned to exercise their freedom of movement right but were prevented from doing so by numerous police forces.
This is a follow-up post on the ‘Quest for Land‘ story which is available as an iApp on iTunes.
CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 10/12/2012: Boeung Kak Lake community members sprinkling holy water after having prayed with the monks on International Human Rights Day.
CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 10/12/2012: Police preventing Tep Vanny Boeung Kak Lake community representativr to leave her neighbourhood on International Human Rights Day.
CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 10/12/2012: Police blocking the Boeung Kak Lake community members of reaching the Council of Ministers to deliver a petition on International Human Rights Day.
CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 10/12/2012: Police blocking the Boeung Kak Lake community members of reaching the Council of Ministers to deliver a petition on International Human Rights Day.