Borei Keila Evictions Highlights Economic Hierarchy Among Poor in Cambodia
by Michelle Tolson
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• Borei Keila demolition site, Cambodia. Photograph courtesy of the author. •
Forced evictions, like Borei Keila, are termed 'land-grabs' by local human rights organizations such as LICADHO, the Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights. They have become a common occurrence as Cambodia develops. In Cambodia land ownership is recognized informally through a village or community leader. The World Bank estimates that 80 percent of Cambodia’s land is state owned.
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