Publication : Press Release

Cambodia acceded to the Convention against (CAT) in 1992. Its criminal law, adopted in the same year, has succinctly criminalised torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment of detainees and punishes any public agent who violates this right with one to five years in prison.

Information Source : Cambodia: More Effective Measures are Required to End Torture

• AHRC-Asian Human Rights Commission