The complaint, filed by the organization Licadho, alleges a failure in the UNDP’s due diligence prior to establishing the project, resulting in companies alleged of abusing rights and environmental crimes being listed as potential investment opportunities.
A rights group in Cambodia has accused a United Nations project of promoting private sector actors tied to human rights and environmental abuses.
Five activists from environmental group Mother Nature refused to attend a hearing at Phnom Penh Municipal Court after authorities blocked supporters and journalists from attending the proceeding.