Cambodia: Forced eviction of indigenous families from their ancestral lands
February 23, 2010 | Urgent Interventions | Cambodia
The purpose of OMCT urgent appeals and action files is to halt or prevent torture or other forms of violence within OMCT’s mandate. This is done by calling for preventive and/or remedial action in relation to situations, policies or projects involving violations of economic, social and cultural rights that cause violence or that present a real and substantial risk of causing violence. This includes calling on governments or others to take protective action in relation to vulnerable groups or situations.
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