Legal service to affected communities

General

Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) contribute to this project through the empowerment of the community on land rights, especially indigenous peoples community and to strengthening laws and policies implementation through closed monitoring the development projects of private sector and government to ensure the business and human rights principles are complied with, and contribute to natural resource management. The main designed activities of the project include: 1. Community empowerment through educating human right and laws to the community at risk of their land rights and encouraging them to defend their entitled rights; 2. Investigation/information collection on land rights violation cases and intervention through legal advice, preparing petitions relevant competence authorities or filing complaints to the courts; 3. Create dialogue and workshop between grassroots communities and relevant competence authorities at provincial level seeking for appropriate resolution in response to the demand of the affected community. 4. Engagement with mass media for statement, press conference on land rights and human rights situation in Cambodia.