Right to Relief: Indebted land communities speak out

Cambodia's microfinance over-indebtedness crisis is leading to human rights abuses. In 2020, the average microloan in Cambodia was $4,280 – the largest in the world. The average microloan was larger than 95% of Cambodians' incomes. There were 2.8 million microloans held across the country's 3.6 million households.

Desperate borrowers face immense pressure to repay these loans, many of which are collateralised with borrowers’ land titles. This project features the experiences of 14 communities who are affected by microloan debt and land conflicts. Click on the map below to read their stories, or read more about who we are and why we did this project.