Cambodia: land rights activists detained
Event- Country
- Cambodia
- Initial Date
- Aug 22, 2014
- Final Date
- Aug 22, 2014
- Event Description
This morning approximately 100 land activists from Borei Keila, Lor Peang and Boeung Kak Lake communities marched to the Council of Ministers to submit petitions for the resolution of their respective land disputes. Their peaceful assembly was disrupted by riot police and Daun Penh district security guards, who temporarily detained three activists amid an unsuccessful push to disperse people. This morning, Prime Minister Hun Sen plans to meet at the Council of Ministers with a number of top officials to discuss unresolved land disputes across the country.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Violation
- (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
- Rights Concerned
- Freedom of assembly
- Right to property
- Right to Protest
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Not active
- Event Location
Latitude: 11.5448729
Longitude: 104.8921668
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 22 August 2014, three land rights activists were detained during a march protesting land grabs in Borei Keila, Lor Peang and Boeung Kak Lake communities. The three were detained as riot police and Daun Penh district security guards attempted to disband the protest, but were released soon afterwards. At the time of writing, they have not been charged.