The timeline below offers a visual representation of some of the key human rights violations and restrictions which have occurred in the Kingdom of Cambodia from 2013-2023, and follows our previous timeline covering 1993-2012 which can still be accessed here. The incidents recorded on the timeline from 2013-2023 represent human rights violations by the Royal Government of Cambodia as well as third parties, cover a wide range of issues including extrajudicial killings, convictions of human rights defenders, land grabs, forced evictions, restrictions of the rights to peaceful assembly, association and expression, torture, arrests, arbitrary detention and legislative and institutional developments relevant to human rights. The information is gathered from the Khmer and English media, CCHR’s own Fundamental Freedoms Monitoring Project, and from the commentary and analysis of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) working on these issues. Each entry is accompanied by a short description and provides links to media articles reporting on the event or to the work of CSOs active in the field. It should not be forgotten that the cases included in the timeline are those that have garnered the attention of the media or CSOs, and are as such particularly emblematic or high-profile. The timeline is therefore only representative of a small fraction of the actual number of human rights violations occurring in Cambodia.
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A staff person of the Cambodian Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (“COHCHR”) was assaulted, leading to hospitalization, by government security forces while monitoring a demonstration.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
A staff person of the Cambodian Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (“COHCHR”) was assaulted, leading to hospitalization, by government security forces while monitoring a demonstration.
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A staff person of the Cambodian Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (“COHCHR”) was assaulted, leading to hospitalization, by government security forces while monitoring a demonstration.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
A staff person of the Cambodian Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (“COHCHR”) was assaulted, leading to hospitalization, by government security forces while monitoring a demonstration.
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The Constitution Council of the Kingdom of Cambodia was established and began functioning on 15 June 1998.
Introduction of news laws, amendments to existing laws and establishment of major institutions related to human rights
The Constitution Council of the Kingdom of Cambodia was established and began functioning on 15 June 1998.
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The Constitution Council of the Kingdom of Cambodia was established and began functioning on 15 June 1998.
Introduction of news laws, amendments to existing laws and establishment of major institutions related to human rights
The Constitution Council of the Kingdom of Cambodia was established and began functioning on 15 June 1998.
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A 15-year-old boy was tortured at the Phnom Penh municipal police station, and confessed, after having beens truck on the body and head with an iron bar.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
A 15-year-old boy was tortured at the Phnom Penh municipal police station, and confessed, after having beens truck on the body and head with an iron bar.
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A 15-year-old boy was tortured at the Phnom Penh municipal police station, and confessed, after having beens truck on the body and head with an iron bar.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
A 15-year-old boy was tortured at the Phnom Penh municipal police station, and confessed, after having beens truck on the body and head with an iron bar.
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Soy Sophea, a 16-year-old boy, was shot dead by three bodyguards working for the Kampong Speu provincial governor, who fired at him more than a dozen times, after he scaled the walls of the governor’s compound.
Assassinations and extra-judicial executions of prominent figures, journalists, celebrities or outspoken dissidents
Soy Sophea, a 16-year-old boy, was shot dead by three bodyguards working for the Kampong Speu provincial governor, who fired at him more than a dozen times, after he scaled the walls of the governor’s compound.
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Soy Sophea, a 16-year-old boy, was shot dead by three bodyguards working for the Kampong Speu provincial governor, who fired at him more than a dozen times, after he scaled the walls of the governor’s compound.
Assassinations and extra-judicial executions of prominent figures, journalists, celebrities or outspoken dissidents
Soy Sophea, a 16-year-old boy, was shot dead by three bodyguards working for the Kampong Speu provincial governor, who fired at him more than a dozen times, after he scaled the walls of the governor’s compound.
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A 50-year-old soldier suspected of drug trafficking was interrogated at the Ministry of Interior’s anti-drug department. He was beaten, punched in the face, and tortured until forced to sign his confession.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
A 50-year-old soldier suspected of drug trafficking was interrogated at the Ministry of Interior’s anti-drug department. He was beaten, punched in the face, and tortured until forced to sign his confession.
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A 20-year-old construction female worker, who had been accused of theft, was tortured with electric shocks on her back and hands at the Mittapheap district police station in Sihanoukville province.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
A 20-year-old construction female worker, who had been accused of theft, was tortured with electric shocks on her back and hands at the Mittapheap district police station in Sihanoukville province.
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A 50-year-old soldier suspected of drug trafficking was interrogated at the Ministry of Interior’s anti-drug department. He was beaten, punched in the face, and tortured until forced to sign his confession.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
A 50-year-old soldier suspected of drug trafficking was interrogated at the Ministry of Interior’s anti-drug department. He was beaten, punched in the face, and tortured until forced to sign his confession.
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A 20-year-old construction female worker, who had been accused of theft, was tortured with electric shocks on her back and hands at the Mittapheap district police station in Sihanoukville province.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
A 20-year-old construction female worker, who had been accused of theft, was tortured with electric shocks on her back and hands at the Mittapheap district police station in Sihanoukville province.
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Nou Kim Y, Nokor Khmer editor and a FUNCINPEC member, was fired upon with a silencer-equipped weapon after being chased through the streets of Phnom Penh for almost an hour.
Convictions of human rights defenders
Nou Kim Y, Nokor Khmer editor and a FUNCINPEC member, was fired upon with a silencer-equipped weapon after being chased through the streets of Phnom Penh for almost an hour.
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Nou Kim Y, Nokor Khmer editor and a FUNCINPEC member, was fired upon with a silencer-equipped weapon after being chased through the streets of Phnom Penh for almost an hour.
Convictions of human rights defenders
Nou Kim Y, Nokor Khmer editor and a FUNCINPEC member, was fired upon with a silencer-equipped weapon after being chased through the streets of Phnom Penh for almost an hour.
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The public hearing is stipulated in the Law on General Election, promulgated December 26, 1997.
Introduction of news laws, amendments to existing laws and establishment of major institutions related to human rights
The public hearing is stipulated in the Law on General Election, promulgated December 26, 1997.
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The public hearing is stipulated in the Law on General Election, promulgated December 26, 1997.
Introduction of news laws, amendments to existing laws and establishment of major institutions related to human rights
The public hearing is stipulated in the Law on General Election, promulgated December 26, 1997.
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The ruling Cambodian People’s Party established an NGO Monitoring Commission whose goal was to investigate selected NGOs, particularly those with human rights mandates.
Introduction of news laws, amendments to existing laws and establishment of major institutions related to human rights
The ruling Cambodian People’s Party established an NGO Monitoring Commission whose goal was to investigate selected NGOs, particularly those with human rights mandates.
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The ruling Cambodian People’s Party established an NGO Monitoring Commission whose goal was to investigate selected NGOs, particularly those with human rights mandates.
Introduction of news laws, amendments to existing laws and establishment of major institutions related to human rights
The ruling Cambodian People’s Party established an NGO Monitoring Commission whose goal was to investigate selected NGOs, particularly those with human rights mandates.