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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een reintegrated with the government in the late 1990s, was claimed by the commander of the military sub-region Unit 51 and his soldiers in Malai district in Banteay Meanchey province’s Malai district.
Land rights and forced evictions
441 hectares of land belonging to 338 families, most of them former Khmer Rouge combatants who had been reintegrated with the government in the late 1990s, was claimed by the commander of the military sub-region Unit 51 and his soldiers in Malai district in Banteay Meanchey province’s Malai district.
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een reintegrated with the government in the late 1990s, was claimed by the commander of the military sub-region Unit 51 and his soldiers in Malai district in Banteay Meanchey province’s Malai district.
Land rights and forced evictions
441 hectares of land belonging to 338 families, most of them former Khmer Rouge combatants who had been reintegrated with the government in the late 1990s, was claimed by the commander of the military sub-region Unit 51 and his soldiers in Malai district in Banteay Meanchey province’s Malai district.
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Two soldiers of the Banteay Meanchey provincial Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Development Unit destroyed the rice crops of 156 families living on land in Thma Puok district that had been claimed by the soldiers’ commander.
Land rights and forced evictions
Two soldiers of the Banteay Meanchey provincial Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Development Unit destroyed the rice crops of 156 families living on land in Thma Puok district that had been claimed by the soldiers’ commander.
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Two soldiers of the Banteay Meanchey provincial Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Development Unit destroyed the rice crops of 156 families living on land in Thma Puok district that had been claimed by the soldiers’ commander.
Land rights and forced evictions
Two soldiers of the Banteay Meanchey provincial Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Development Unit destroyed the rice crops of 156 families living on land in Thma Puok district that had been claimed by the soldiers’ commander.
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Provincial Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (“RCAF”) soldiers were unlawfully mobilized to burn and destroy seven houses in Mittapheap district in Sihanoukville province, in an attempt to force 162families off state land.
Land rights and forced evictions
Provincial Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (“RCAF”) soldiers were unlawfully mobilized to burn and destroy seven houses in Mittapheap district in Sihanoukville province, in an attempt to force 162families off state land.
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Provincial Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (“RCAF”) soldiers were unlawfully mobilized to burn and destroy seven houses in Mittapheap district in Sihanoukville province, in an attempt to force 162families off state land.
Land rights and forced evictions
Provincial Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (“RCAF”) soldiers were unlawfully mobilized to burn and destroy seven houses in Mittapheap district in Sihanoukville province, in an attempt to force 162families off state land.
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A 55-year-old man was threatened at night by the deputy commander of Brigade 53, accompanied by six armed soldiers, in an attempt to grab his land in Battambang province’s Sampov Loun district.
Physical threats and judicial threats against journalists and/or human rights defenders
A 55-year-old man was threatened at night by the deputy commander of Brigade 53, accompanied by six armed soldiers, in an attempt to grab his land in Battambang province’s Sampov Loun district.
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A 55-year-old man was threatened at night by the deputy commander of Brigade 53, accompanied by six armed soldiers, in an attempt to grab his land in Battambang province’s Sampov Loun district.
Physical threats and judicial threats against journalists and/or human rights defenders
A 55-year-old man was threatened at night by the deputy commander of Brigade 53, accompanied by six armed soldiers, in an attempt to grab his land in Battambang province’s Sampov Loun district.
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Soldiers violently broke up a protest by villagers who were among 73 families affected by land grabbing in Samlot districit in Battambang province and shot a 16-year-old boy in the stomach.
Land rights and forced evictions
Soldiers violently broke up a protest by villagers who were among 73 families affected by land grabbing in Samlot districit in Battambang province and shot a 16-year-old boy in the stomach.
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Military police officers, soldiers and forestry officers destroyed and burnt houses belonging to 63 families. The families had been accused by the authorities of illegally living on state land in Varin district, in Siem Reap province.
Land rights and forced evictions
Military police officers, soldiers and forestry officers destroyed and burnt houses belonging to 63 families. The families had been accused by the authorities of illegally living on state land in Varin district, in Siem Reap province.
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Soldiers violently broke up a protest by villagers who were among 73 families affected by land grabbing in Samlot districit in Battambang province and shot a 16-year-old boy in the stomach.
Land rights and forced evictions
Soldiers violently broke up a protest by villagers who were among 73 families affected by land grabbing in Samlot districit in Battambang province and shot a 16-year-old boy in the stomach.
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Military police officers, soldiers and forestry officers destroyed and burnt houses belonging to 63 families. The families had been accused by the authorities of illegally living on state land in Varin district, in Siem Reap province.
Land rights and forced evictions
Military police officers, soldiers and forestry officers destroyed and burnt houses belonging to 63 families. The families had been accused by the authorities of illegally living on state land in Varin district, in Siem Reap province.
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Fourteen military soldiers destroyed rice fields and plants belonging to 28 families and grabbed their lands, in Chhuk district, Kampot province. The land grab was undertaken under the approval of the provincial governor.
Land rights and forced evictions
Fourteen military soldiers destroyed rice fields and plants belonging to 28 families and grabbed their lands, in Chhuk district, Kampot province. The land grab was undertaken under the approval of the provincial governor.
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Fourteen military soldiers destroyed rice fields and plants belonging to 28 families and grabbed their lands, in Chhuk district, Kampot province. The land grab was undertaken under the approval of the provincial governor.
Land rights and forced evictions
Fourteen military soldiers destroyed rice fields and plants belonging to 28 families and grabbed their lands, in Chhuk district, Kampot province. The land grab was undertaken under the approval of the provincial governor.
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Battalion141 soldiers, acting on behalf of Phanimex company, surrounded 400 hectares of land belonging to 154 families in Pursat province’s Phnom Kravanh district.
Land rights and forced evictions
Battalion141 soldiers, acting on behalf of Phanimex company, surrounded 400 hectares of land belonging to 154 families in Pursat province’s Phnom Kravanh district.
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Battalion141 soldiers, acting on behalf of Phanimex company, surrounded 400 hectares of land belonging to 154 families in Pursat province’s Phnom Kravanh district.
Land rights and forced evictions
Battalion141 soldiers, acting on behalf of Phanimex company, surrounded 400 hectares of land belonging to 154 families in Pursat province’s Phnom Kravanh district.
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Farmland belonging to a 25-year-old woman was grabbed by a local businessman and sold to a provincial RCAF soldier, who later threatened villagers when they attempted to remove a fence on the disputed land Mondol Seima district in Koh Kong province.
Land rights and forced evictions
Farmland belonging to a 25-year-old woman was grabbed by a local businessman and sold to a provincial RCAF soldier, who later threatened villagers when they attempted to remove a fence on the disputed land Mondol Seima district in Koh Kong province.
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Farmland belonging to a 25-year-old woman was grabbed by a local businessman and sold to a provincial RCAF soldier, who later threatened villagers when they attempted to remove a fence on the disputed land Mondol Seima district in Koh Kong province.
Land rights and forced evictions
Farmland belonging to a 25-year-old woman was grabbed by a local businessman and sold to a provincial RCAF soldier, who later threatened villagers when they attempted to remove a fence on the disputed land Mondol Seima district in Koh Kong province.
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40 hectares of farmland belonging to 20 families was grabbed by a soldier, who claimed the land was needed to build a military camp in Teuk Phos district in Kampong Chhnang province.
Land rights and forced evictions
40 hectares of farmland belonging to 20 families was grabbed by a soldier, who claimed the land was needed to build a military camp in Teuk Phos district in Kampong Chhnang province.
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40 hectares of farmland belonging to 20 families was grabbed by a soldier, who claimed the land was needed to build a military camp in Teuk Phos district in Kampong Chhnang province.
Land rights and forced evictions
40 hectares of farmland belonging to 20 families was grabbed by a soldier, who claimed the land was needed to build a military camp in Teuk Phos district in Kampong Chhnang province.