Original report from Washington
24 August 2009
In an effort to avoid expensive cases in court that could waste time on trivial matters, the government has been undertaking a project called Access to Justice, which helps solve conflicts at the grassroots level.
Under the UNDP-sponsored project, local groups advocate conflict resolution for a number of problems that plague much of rural Cambodia, including domestic violence, divorce, land fights, conflicts of heritage, cursing, breach of wedding contracts, destruction of property, debt, and ownership of trees on property boundaries.
The project, which began at the end of 2006, was piloted in two districts each in Kampong Speu and Kampong Chhnang provinces, and was expanded to four more provinces, Siem Reap, Battambang, Mondolkiri and Ratanakkiri, reaching in total 56 communes in 20 districts.
It includes justice centers at the district and commune levels, as well as for communities of ethnic minorities.
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