The present report is submitted in accordance with decision 9/15 of the Human Rights Council. The present Special Rapporteur was appointed with effect from 1 May 2009 and he undertook his first mission to Cambodia a month later, from 16 to 26 June 2009. Given the lack of time to conduct an...

Cambodia has made some noteworthy progress in protecting and promoting human rights, including enacting some major new laws to this effect. The Government of Cambodia is more engaged with the United Nations human rights institutions and accepted all of the recommendations made during the...

After witnessing years of violence, which resulted in the death of more then 13,000 people; the disappearance of between 1,000 to 5,000 people; and the displacement of about 100,000 others, the guns have finally fallen silent in the Himalayan State of Nepal. Foreign tourists have started flock...

India is the largest source of foreign investment in Nepal and its largest trading partner. Owing to the internal political problems in Nepal and harassment of some Indian businesses by the Maoist rebels during the Maoist insurgency in 1996-2006, India sought to conclude a bilateral investment...

This article aims to provide an assessment of the human rights impact of economic land concessions (ELCs) and other land concessions in Cambodia (generally referred to as “land concessions” throughout the article unless otherwise specified). It includes not only an analysis pertaining to...