Cambodia urged to halt Boeung Kak Lake forced evictions in Phnom Penh

19 September 2011 Around 90 families are at imminent risk of losing their homes as a development company continues to clear the land for construction. The Cambodian authorities must stop a series of heavy-handed forced evictions in Phnom Penh which have seen thousands of families lose their homes, Amnesty International said today.About a further 90 families living around Boeung Kak Lake in the centre of the capital are at imminent risk of forced eviction as development company Shukaku Inc clears the land for construction.Eight homes and businesses were demolished without warning in village…

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