By Ek Madra
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Some villagers are shot. Some are arrested. Others are forcibly taken from homes. That's the fate of growing numbers of Cambodians being forcibly evicted by authorities, witnesses said on Thursday.
A period of unprecedented growth since 2004 has boosted land prices in Cambodia, particularly in the capital Phnom Penh, leading to a spike in the number of forced evictions and triggering fierce criticism of the government by aid donors.
Victims raised their concerns on Thursday at the offices of World Vision, one of several aid groups which say the problem is spiraling out of control.
Buddhist monk Loun Savath recounted how four farmers were shot in his district in Siem Reap, a province that has seen a boom in tourism, including new golf resorts near the 12th-century temples of Angkor Wat.
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