The Cambodian government late last year ramped up the relocation of families living within the sprawling UNESCO world heritage site to a new community being built on former rice paddies 25 kilometres (15 miles) away. Authorities say they are acting to protect the ruins by moving squatters whose informal settlements are damaging the local environment by producing rubbish and overusing water resources.
The government says people are moving voluntarily but Amnesty said its research found that villagers faced "implicit threats if they did not move".
It said those affected were not properly consulted or given enough notice.
"These are forced evictions in disguise and on a mass scale. People were pressured to volunteer and made to feel fearful of reprisals if they refused to leave or challenged the evictions," Ming Yu Hah, Amnesty's deputy regional director for campaigns, said in a statement.
Phnom Penh Capital Administration announces timetable for free Khmer New Year buses
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Phnom Penh Capital Administration has announced the timetable of the free bus services to transport people to the provinces for Khmer New Year
The Phnom Penh Capital Administration stated that the transportation of people to these provinces will take place for 5 days from 13 to 17 April 2023.
Phnom Penh Capital Administration added that there are 345 vehicles for transporting people to Kandal, Prey Veng, Svay Rieng, Takeo, Kep, Kampot, Kampong Speu, Preah Sihanouk, Kampong Chhnang, Pursat, Battambang, Banteay Meanchey, Kampong Thom, Siem Reap, Kampong Cham, Tbong Khmum, Kratie and Stung Treng provinces.
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