What’s really going to end poverty? It’s a question of power. On December 10, International Human Rights Day, my colleague Savann Oeurm in Cambodia shot some photos (including the one above) at a march of indigenous people walking hundreds of miles to the capital, Phnom Penh. They were calling for the government to respect their right to protect their indigenous territories, which are in danger of being expropriated for rubber plantations and gold mines. Cambodia is a country where indigenous land rights are barely known, and the government has been trying to pass laws that could potentially clamp down on organizations advocating for accountability. No one is holding any referenda on mining in Cambodia. A blog by Chris Hufstader/ Oxfam America firstperson.oxfamamerica.org/2014/12/whats-really-going-to-end-poverty-its-a-question-of-power/#
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 02:22:04 +0000
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