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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Ou Sareoun, a reporter for Samleng Reas Khmer, was dragged into the street and fatally shot by security guards as he was distributing newspapers to vendors in the market in Phnom Penh.
Assassinations and extra-judicial executions of prominent figures, journalists, celebrities or outspoken dissidents
Ou Sareoun, a reporter for Samleng Reas Khmer, was dragged into the street and fatally shot by security guards as he was distributing newspapers to vendors in the market in Phnom Penh.
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Ou Sareoun, a reporter for Samleng Reas Khmer, was dragged into the street and fatally shot by security guards as he was distributing newspapers to vendors in the market in Phnom Penh.
Assassinations and extra-judicial executions of prominent figures, journalists, celebrities or outspoken dissidents
Ou Sareoun, a reporter for Samleng Reas Khmer, was dragged into the street and fatally shot by security guards as he was distributing newspapers to vendors in the market in Phnom Penh.
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A man was fatally shot by a drunken commune military officer in Battambang province. The victim’s relatives were forced to sign a contract with the perpetrator stating that they would not file a complaint in exchange for monetary compensation of US$610..
Assassinations and extra-judicial executions of prominent figures, journalists, celebrities or outspoken dissidents
A man was fatally shot by a drunken commune military officer in Battambang province. The victim’s relatives were forced to sign a contract with the perpetrator stating that they would not file a complaint in exchange for monetary compensation of US$610..
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A man was fatally shot by a drunken commune military officer in Battambang province. The victim’s relatives were forced to sign a contract with the perpetrator stating that they would not file a complaint in exchange for monetary compensation of US$610..
Assassinations and extra-judicial executions of prominent figures, journalists, celebrities or outspoken dissidents
A man was fatally shot by a drunken commune military officer in Battambang province. The victim’s relatives were forced to sign a contract with the perpetrator stating that they would not file a complaint in exchange for monetary compensation of US$610..
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A 23-year-old old man was arrested and taken to Phnom Penh’s municipal penal police station. In the interrogation room, police forced him to confess that he had stolen a motorcycle. He was handcuffed and beaten until he confessed.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
A 23-year-old old man was arrested and taken to Phnom Penh’s municipal penal police station. In the interrogation room, police forced him to confess that he had stolen a motorcycle. He was handcuffed and beaten until he confessed.
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A 23-year-old old man was arrested and taken to Phnom Penh’s municipal penal police station. In the interrogation room, police forced him to confess that he had stolen a motorcycle. He was handcuffed and beaten until he confessed.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
A 23-year-old old man was arrested and taken to Phnom Penh’s municipal penal police station. In the interrogation room, police forced him to confess that he had stolen a motorcycle. He was handcuffed and beaten until he confessed.
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Chao Sambath and Kroch Yoeum, both senior FUNCINPEC military officers, were arrested and executed with three bullets each in the head following an order by the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (“RCAF”) General Staff.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
Chao Sambath and Kroch Yoeum, both senior FUNCINPEC military officers, were arrested and executed with three bullets each in the head following an order by the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (“RCAF”) General Staff.
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Chao Sambath and Kroch Yoeum, both senior FUNCINPEC military officers, were arrested and executed with three bullets each in the head following an order by the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (“RCAF”) General Staff.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
Chao Sambath and Kroch Yoeum, both senior FUNCINPEC military officers, were arrested and executed with three bullets each in the head following an order by the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (“RCAF”) General Staff.
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Ho Sok, a Ministry of Interior official and member of the FUNCINPEC party, was executed on the premises of the Ministry of Interior after being arrested while trying to escape Phnom Penh.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
Ho Sok, a Ministry of Interior official and member of the FUNCINPEC party, was executed on the premises of the Ministry of Interior after being arrested while trying to escape Phnom Penh.
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Ho Sok, a Ministry of Interior official and member of the FUNCINPEC party, was executed on the premises of the Ministry of Interior after being arrested while trying to escape Phnom Penh.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
Ho Sok, a Ministry of Interior official and member of the FUNCINPEC party, was executed on the premises of the Ministry of Interior after being arrested while trying to escape Phnom Penh.
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Prince Norodom Ranariddh, First Prime Minister, fled to Paris after being told by his security team that they could no longer protect him as they were being disarmed and threatened with arrest by forces loyal to Second Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Physical threats and judicial threats against journalists and/or human rights defenders
Prince Norodom Ranariddh, First Prime Minister, fled to Paris after being told by his security team that they could no longer protect him as they were being disarmed and threatened with arrest by forces loyal to Second Prime Minister Hun Sen.
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Prince Norodom Ranariddh, First Prime Minister, fled to Paris after being told by his security team that they could no longer protect him as they were being disarmed and threatened with arrest by forces loyal to Second Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Physical threats and judicial threats against journalists and/or human rights defenders
Prince Norodom Ranariddh, First Prime Minister, fled to Paris after being told by his security team that they could no longer protect him as they were being disarmed and threatened with arrest by forces loyal to Second Prime Minister Hun Sen.
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A 23-year-old old man was arrested and taken to Phnom Penh’s municipal penal police station. In the interrogation room, police forced him to confess that he had stolen a motorcycle. He was handcuffed and beaten until he confessed.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
A 23-year-old old man was arrested and taken to Phnom Penh’s municipal penal police station. In the interrogation room, police forced him to confess that he had stolen a motorcycle. He was handcuffed and beaten until he confessed.
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A 23-year-old old man was arrested and taken to Phnom Penh’s municipal penal police station. In the interrogation room, police forced him to confess that he had stolen a motorcycle. He was handcuffed and beaten until he confessed.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
A 23-year-old old man was arrested and taken to Phnom Penh’s municipal penal police station. In the interrogation room, police forced him to confess that he had stolen a motorcycle. He was handcuffed and beaten until he confessed.
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An inmate in the Koh Kong prison, on his first day in prison, was kicked and punched several times by a fellow prisoner, the ‘chief of cell’. The victim later stated that this was standard treatment for every new prisoner at the prison.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
An inmate in the Koh Kong prison, on his first day in prison, was kicked and punched several times by a fellow prisoner, the ‘chief of cell’. The victim later stated that this was standard treatment for every new prisoner at the prison.
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An inmate in the Koh Kong prison, on his first day in prison, was kicked and punched several times by a fellow prisoner, the ‘chief of cell’. The victim later stated that this was standard treatment for every new prisoner at the prison.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
An inmate in the Koh Kong prison, on his first day in prison, was kicked and punched several times by a fellow prisoner, the ‘chief of cell’. The victim later stated that this was standard treatment for every new prisoner at the prison.
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A Sihanouk ville man living next door to the provincial prison was shot by a prison official. The victim decided not to lodge a criminal complaint after the perpetrator threatened him. He was offered some amount of money for his medical bills.
Physical threats and judicial threats against journalists and/or human rights defenders
A Sihanouk ville man living next door to the provincial prison was shot by a prison official. The victim decided not to lodge a criminal complaint after the perpetrator threatened him. He was offered some amount of money for his medical bills.
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A Sihanouk ville man living next door to the provincial prison was shot by a prison official. The victim decided not to lodge a criminal complaint after the perpetrator threatened him. He was offered some amount of money for his medical bills.
Physical threats and judicial threats against journalists and/or human rights defenders
A Sihanouk ville man living next door to the provincial prison was shot by a prison official. The victim decided not to lodge a criminal complaint after the perpetrator threatened him. He was offered some amount of money for his medical bills.
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