Amnesty International Slum Stories in Cambodia

chris — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 01:30:13 +0000

In 2010 and 2011 film director Chris Kelly produced five short documentaries for Amnesty International about the lives of people coping with the consequences of forced evictions in Cambodia. We have gathered all five films here just in case you have not seen them before, we hope you enjoy them.

Article from author Darran Anderson about ‘The Cause of Progress’

chris — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:11:43 +0000

Author Darran Anderson sits at the Angkor Wat temple complex in Siem Reap, Cambodia. © Chris Kelly 2012.

Check out this very interesting article from author Darran Anderson on his time spent in Cambodia last year.

Boeung Kak Lake Teaser Released

chris — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 04:30:06 +0000

This is our teaser trailer for Boeung Kak lake.

Village 1 in Boeung Kak

nick — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:50:42 +0000

The remnants of village 1 in Boeung Kak, situated along the railway tracks on the north-western side of what was once Boeung Kak lake are slated for eviction to make way for the new railway development. These villagers missed out on the land titles and compensation that was offered to other villages around Boeung Kak.

Villagers in the early evening in Village 1 on Boeung Kak are slated to be evicted to make way for the development of the railway. 04 Jan. 2013. © Nicolas Axelrod 2013

Families gather in the early evening in Village 1 on Boeung Kak are slated to be evicted to make way for the development of the railway. 04 Jan. 2013. © Nicolas Axelrod 2013

A young girl in Village 1 on Boeung Kak are slated to be evicted to make way for the development of the railway. 04 Jan. 2013. © Nicolas Axelrod 2013

Sesan River Dam

nick — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:05:30 +0000

Construction of the Lower Sesan 2 Dam in Stung Treng province will begin in 2014 and the government will spend next year relocating some 5,000 people from villages that are located in the dam’s future reservoir area, but neither a start date for construction nor details of compensation for those to be affected has been made public.

Earth samples at the location where the dam is planned to be built lay abandoned in crates. 10 Nov. 2012. © Nicolas Axelrod 2012

A young boy lives with his family on the banks of the river a few 100 meters below the planned site for the dam. 10 Nov. 2012. © Nicolas Axelrod 2012

The banks of the Mekong River downstream of were the Sesan river meets the Mekong River. 10 Nov. 2012. © Nicolas Axelrod 2012