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Villagers protest against worrying laws
(Bonn / Phnom Penh, 22.12.2011) More than 10.000 people from all over Cambodia have signed or thumb printed a petition calling the National Assembly to halt three law drafts worrying civil society in the country. More than 100 villagers from land-dispute communities presented the petition in the national capital of Phnom Penh. All signatures and thumbprints of the petition were presented as a 230 meter long scarf of protest.
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Water and Democracy
(17.07.2007) South Asia is a region with rich and diverse traditions of practices in water management. However, in recent times water management is got into crisis, not at least caused by the „Green Revolution“ and by industrialization: Droughts, depletion of ground water, shortage of drinking water, displacement by dams are but a few catchwords for the increasing conflicts over water. EED partner organizations and networks in India, decided to put the issue on top of the agenda and planned a joint initiative of concerned partner organizations at national level.
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