By Vu Quoc Ngu | Jul 10, 2015
One female farmer has been run over by a bulldozer in a land grabbing case in Vietnam’s northern province of Hai Duong, according to state-run media.
Ms. Le Thi Cham, 54, in Hoang Xa village, Cam Dien commune, Cam Giang district and many other farmers in the village have disagreed to the cheap compensation prices for their land taken by local authorities for building the Cam Dien Industrial Zone. On July 10, Tram and farmers tried to block a bulldozer coming into their land for land clearing operation, however, the driver continued to move forward, knocking down Ms. Cham under its track.
It took long time for farmers to take Ms. Cham out of the bulldozer track. She was brought to Hai Duong city-based Central Hospital for emergent treatment with numerous severe injuries in all her head and aims.
Some sources have said Ms. Cham died while others informed that she is under critical conditions in the Hanoi-based Viet Duc Hospital. Policemen and plainclothes have been blocking her family as well as the two hospital to prevent independent individuals from gathering information on Ms. Cham’s situation.
Members of Ms. Cham’s family said that many farmers in the village stayed around the bulldozer to protest the land clearing operations of the Cam Dien IZ project. However, the driver continued to move and the incident happened.
They noted that a number of thugs also came around and insulted and threatened the protesting farmers.
The Cam Dien IZ is bought by the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP), a joint venture between Vietnam’s Becamex IDC and a group of Singaporean investors presented by Sembcorp Group.
The video clip filming the incident by witnesses has been circulated on social network, causing widespread anger.
However, Chairman Vu Hong Khiem of Cam Giang district’s People’s Committee rejected the video clip, saying it was fabricated. He also said there was a small incident in the Cam Dien IZ, however, the local authorities successfully convinced farmers to return home without causing any incident.
By late 2008, over 90% of households whose land is taken for the project received compensation. As many as 56 households disagree with the compensation prices and demand for higher prices.
So far, two foreign companies have committed to invest in Cam Dien VSIP, according to the Hai Duong provincial Industrial Zone Management Board.
Land grabbing is a problematic and systematic issue in Vietnam where all land belongs to the state and residents have only right to use it.
Under the country’s law, the government and authorities in localities have rights to take land from residents for defense and security or social-economic development projects. Many Vietnamese across the country have been forced to give their land at cheap prices for urban and industrial projects.
If residents object to land revoke, they will face harassment of the local authorities which often use armed police and army to support land clearing operations.
Thousands of Vietnamese have become landless nationwide. They, often called land petitioners, have gathered in fronts of governmental buildings in the capital city of Hanoi and other major cities to protest land seizure and demand for reasonable compensation.
Many of them have been brutally attacked by police forces and hired thugs. Some have been arrested and charged for causing public disorders with sentences up to seven years in prison.
There have been a number of deaths related to land disputes in Vietnam. Earlier this year, one woman was killed in police station in Ba Dinh district in the capital city in a land seizure case while a resident in Danang city was reported to self immolate several years ago after the local authorities took his land without paying adequately./.
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July 10, 2015
Vietnamese Farmer Smashed by Bulldozer in Land Dispute in Hai Duong Province
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
Members of Ms. Cham’s family said that many farmers in the village stayed around the bulldozer to protest the land clearing operations of the Cam Dien IZ project. However, the driver continued to move and the incident happened.
By Vu Quoc Ngu | Jul 10, 2015
One female farmer has been run over by a bulldozer in a land grabbing case in Vietnam’s northern province of Hai Duong, according to state-run media.
Ms. Le Thi Cham, 54, in Hoang Xa village, Cam Dien commune, Cam Giang district and many other farmers in the village have disagreed to the cheap compensation prices for their land taken by local authorities for building the Cam Dien Industrial Zone. On July 10, Tram and farmers tried to block a bulldozer coming into their land for land clearing operation, however, the driver continued to move forward, knocking down Ms. Cham under its track.
It took long time for farmers to take Ms. Cham out of the bulldozer track. She was brought to Hai Duong city-based Central Hospital for emergent treatment with numerous severe injuries in all her head and aims.
Some sources have said Ms. Cham died while others informed that she is under critical conditions in the Hanoi-based Viet Duc Hospital. Policemen and plainclothes have been blocking her family as well as the two hospital to prevent independent individuals from gathering information on Ms. Cham’s situation.
Members of Ms. Cham’s family said that many farmers in the village stayed around the bulldozer to protest the land clearing operations of the Cam Dien IZ project. However, the driver continued to move and the incident happened.
They noted that a number of thugs also came around and insulted and threatened the protesting farmers.
The Cam Dien IZ is bought by the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP), a joint venture between Vietnam’s Becamex IDC and a group of Singaporean investors presented by Sembcorp Group.
The video clip filming the incident by witnesses has been circulated on social network, causing widespread anger.
However, Chairman Vu Hong Khiem of Cam Giang district’s People’s Committee rejected the video clip, saying it was fabricated. He also said there was a small incident in the Cam Dien IZ, however, the local authorities successfully convinced farmers to return home without causing any incident.
By late 2008, over 90% of households whose land is taken for the project received compensation. As many as 56 households disagree with the compensation prices and demand for higher prices.
So far, two foreign companies have committed to invest in Cam Dien VSIP, according to the Hai Duong provincial Industrial Zone Management Board.
Land grabbing is a problematic and systematic issue in Vietnam where all land belongs to the state and residents have only right to use it.
Under the country’s law, the government and authorities in localities have rights to take land from residents for defense and security or social-economic development projects. Many Vietnamese across the country have been forced to give their land at cheap prices for urban and industrial projects.
If residents object to land revoke, they will face harassment of the local authorities which often use armed police and army to support land clearing operations.
Thousands of Vietnamese have become landless nationwide. They, often called land petitioners, have gathered in fronts of governmental buildings in the capital city of Hanoi and other major cities to protest land seizure and demand for reasonable compensation.
Many of them have been brutally attacked by police forces and hired thugs. Some have been arrested and charged for causing public disorders with sentences up to seven years in prison.
There have been a number of deaths related to land disputes in Vietnam. Earlier this year, one woman was killed in police station in Ba Dinh district in the capital city in a land seizure case while a resident in Danang city was reported to self immolate several years ago after the local authorities took his land without paying adequately./.