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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Four representatives of 30 families were arrested and charged with violation of private property in Kep, based on a violent forced eviction that had occurred in 2004.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
Four representatives of 30 families were arrested and charged with violation of private property in Kep, based on a violent forced eviction that had occurred in 2004.
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Two representatives of 50 families in a Prey Veng land dispute were arrested on fabricatedcharges of stealing rice.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
Two representatives of 50 families in a Prey Veng land dispute were arrested on fabricatedcharges of stealing rice.
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Four representatives of 30 families were arrested and charged with violation of private property in Kep, based on a violent forced eviction that had occurred in 2004.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
Four representatives of 30 families were arrested and charged with violation of private property in Kep, based on a violent forced eviction that had occurred in 2004.
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Two representatives of 50 families in a Prey Veng land dispute were arrested on fabricatedcharges of stealing rice.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
Two representatives of 50 families in a Prey Veng land dispute were arrested on fabricatedcharges of stealing rice.
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Prak Chanthy, a Sihanoukville customs official, was sentenced by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to eight days in prison and five months probation for “insulting” the wife of Supreme Court President Dith Munty in 2002.
Convictions of human rights defenders
Prak Chanthy, a Sihanoukville customs official, was sentenced by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to eight days in prison and five months probation for “insulting” the wife of Supreme Court President Dith Munty in 2002.
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Prak Chanthy, a Sihanoukville customs official, was sentenced by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to eight days in prison and five months probation for “insulting” the wife of Supreme Court President Dith Munty in 2002.
Convictions of human rights defenders
Prak Chanthy, a Sihanoukville customs official, was sentenced by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to eight days in prison and five months probation for “insulting” the wife of Supreme Court President Dith Munty in 2002.
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Two representatives of 50 families in a Prey Veng land dispute were arrested on fabricated charges of stealing rice.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
Two representatives of 50 families in a Prey Veng land dispute were arrested on fabricated charges of stealing rice.
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Four representatives of 30 families were arrested and charged with violation of private property in Kep, based on a violent forced eviction that had occurred in 2004.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
Four representatives of 30 families were arrested and charged with violation of private property in Kep, based on a violent forced eviction that had occurred in 2004.
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Prak Chanthy, a Sihanouk ville customs official, was sentenced by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to eight days in prison and five months probation for “insulting” the wife of Supreme Court President Dith Munty in 2002.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
Prak Chanthy, a Sihanouk ville customs official, was sentenced by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to eight days in prison and five months probation for “insulting” the wife of Supreme Court President Dith Munty in 2002.
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Two representatives of 50 families in a Prey Veng land dispute were arrested on fabricated charges of stealing rice.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
Two representatives of 50 families in a Prey Veng land dispute were arrested on fabricated charges of stealing rice.
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Four representatives of 30 families were arrested and charged with violation of private property in Kep, based on a violent forced eviction that had occurred in 2004.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
Four representatives of 30 families were arrested and charged with violation of private property in Kep, based on a violent forced eviction that had occurred in 2004.
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Prak Chanthy, a Sihanouk ville customs official, was sentenced by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to eight days in prison and five months probation for “insulting” the wife of Supreme Court President Dith Munty in 2002.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
Prak Chanthy, a Sihanouk ville customs official, was sentenced by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to eight days in prison and five months probation for “insulting” the wife of Supreme Court President Dith Munty in 2002.
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Mo Ravy was arrested for supposedly insulting Cambodian People Party (“CPP”) Parliamentarian Ney Pena. She was detained by police for two nights and then questioned by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court and held for a further night.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
Mo Ravy was arrested for supposedly insulting Cambodian People Party (“CPP”) Parliamentarian Ney Pena. She was detained by police for two nights and then questioned by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court and held for a further night.
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Mo Ravy was arrested for supposedly insulting Cambodian People Party (“CPP”) Parliamentarian Ney Pena. She was detained by police for two nights and then questioned by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court and held for a further night.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
Mo Ravy was arrested for supposedly insulting Cambodian People Party (“CPP”) Parliamentarian Ney Pena. She was detained by police for two nights and then questioned by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court and held for a further night.
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Mo Ravy was arrested for supposedly insulting Cambodian People Party (“CPP”) Parliamentarian Ney Pena. She was detained by police for two nights and then questioned by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court and held for a further night.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
Mo Ravy was arrested for supposedly insulting Cambodian People Party (“CPP”) Parliamentarian Ney Pena. She was detained by police for two nights and then questioned by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court and held for a further night.
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Mo Ravy was arrested for supposedly insulting Cambodian People Party (“CPP”) Parliamentarian Ney Pena. She was detained by police for two nights and then questioned by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court and held for a further night.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
Mo Ravy was arrested for supposedly insulting Cambodian People Party (“CPP”) Parliamentarian Ney Pena. She was detained by police for two nights and then questioned by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court and held for a further night.
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icted by some 150 military police and police officers armed with guns, electric batons and tear gas. During the eviction, 18 villagers were injured and another 13 were arrested.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
117 families from Spean Ches village Commune 4, Mittapheap District, Sihanoukville were forcibly evicted by some 150 military police and police officers armed with guns, electric batons and tear gas. During the eviction, 18 villagers were injured and another 13 were arrested.
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victed by some 150 military police and police officers armed with guns, electric batons and tear gas. During the eviction, 18 villagers were injured and another 13 were arrested.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
117 families from Spean Ches village Commune 4, Mittapheap District, Sihanouk ville were forcibly evicted by some 150 military police and police officers armed with guns, electric batons and tear gas. During the eviction, 18 villagers were injured and another 13 were arrested.
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Several Khmer Krom monks were beaten by a group of six unidentified men after the clash during an attempt by approximately 50 Khmer Krom monks to deliver a letter of protest to Vietnamese embassy.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
Several Khmer Krom monks were beaten by a group of six unidentified men after the clash during an attempt by approximately 50 Khmer Krom monks to deliver a letter of protest to Vietnamese embassy.
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icted by some 150 military police and police officers armed with guns, electric batons and tear gas. During the eviction, 18 villagers were injured and another 13 were arrested.
Torture, arrests and illegal detentions
117 families from Spean Ches village Commune 4, Mittapheap District, Sihanoukville were forcibly evicted by some 150 military police and police officers armed with guns, electric batons and tear gas. During the eviction, 18 villagers were injured and another 13 were arrested.