Victory! BKL 13 are released

Inclusive Development International welcomes the release from prison of 13 women from Boeung Kak lake, Phnom Penh, following a ruling by the Appeals Court on June 27 that upheld the convictions but reduced their sentences to time already served. On May 22nd the land rights activists were arrested during a peaceful protest, convicted on baseless […]

Promoting a human rights approach to development of Cambodia’s land sector

In May 2012, IDI partner Equitable Cambodia and the Heinrich Boll Foundation published A Discussion Paper on a Human Rights Approach to Development of Cambodia’s Land Sector, authored by IDI Associate Natalie Bugalski. The paper offers a rationale for adopting a human rights approach to development and recommends a ten-pronged framework for adopting the approach in the land […]

Open Letter to World Bank President Robert Zoellick and President-Elect Jim Yong Kim

May 30, 2012 Dear President Zoellick and President-Elect Kim, It has recently come to our attention that the World Bank is considering ending its suspension of new loans to the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) and preparing an Interim Strategy Note to facilitate new lending. We, the undersigned organizations, write to express our deeply held […]