U.N criticises Cambodian land-grabs

PHNOM PENH, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The United Nations criticised Cambodia on Monday for failing to protect the rights of the poor, saying land was being routinely seized by large businesses with government connections and the courts were doing nothing."Indigenous people are losing their lands. Their lands are being stolen," Yash Ghai, the U.N.'s human rights envoy to the impoverished southeast Asian