Cambodia: Making the poor homeless (Update)

Index Number: ASA 23/006/2008
Date Published: 1 May 2008
Categories: Cambodia

In April 2007, 105 families of fisherfolk and beach vendors were forcibly evicted from Mittapheap 4 village and made homeless. Mittapheap 4 illustrates a pattern of forced evictions in Cambodia: the villagers were not given timely notice ahead of the eviction or given a chance to be involved in meaningful consultation prior to the decision about their community. They had no opportunity to challenge the eviction order, and, following the eviction, they were not provided with adequate alternative accommodation.