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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Phnom Penh
Assassinations and extra-judicial executions of prominent figures, journalists, celebrities or outspoken dissidents
Mrs. Eng Sokhum is killed after police use live ammunition on striking garment workers marching towards the Prime Minister's house.
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Phnom Penh
Land rights and forced evictions
A bag of cobra snakes is thrown into the window of a home belonging to a family who are refusing to accept compensation to leave their homes in the Boeung Kak area. The family allege that this forms part of an ongoing campaign of intimidation to force them out of their homes.
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Phnom Penh
Assassinations and extra-judicial executions of prominent figures, journalists, celebrities or outspoken dissidents
Mao Sok Chan is shot dead and nine others wounded as the armed forces use live ammunition in a crowd of commuters, local residents, and demonstrators. The incident occured on the first day of a peaceful protest by the CNRP.