Evictions up-date

The world doesn't stop while we're on holidays (surprised??). So there is a bit to update on the evictions issue...


* The last man standing was forcibly removed later that day.


* Representatives of the Australian Embassy have agreed to visit the communities that have been relocated outside the city.

* Following the Group 78 evictions, the Australian Embassy joined a number of concerned Embassies, the World Bank and United Nations to make a statement against the forced evictions of communities in disputed areas.

* For the Khmer, it is getting more and more difficult to speak out. Newspapers have been shut down, editors jailed, politicians fined, human rights workers threatened.


Now that our first level of requests have been answered by the Embassy, it's time to consider "what's next?". Hmm.