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.

Filter Timeline on Human Rights Violation

Timeline on Human Rights Violation

  • Kampong Chhnang

    Kampong Chhnang

    Torture, arrests and illegal detentions

    Peaceful protestors from Kampong Chhnang are beaten as they march to the capital seeking a resolution to their long running land dispute.

    PPP | PPP

  • Kandal

    Kandal

    Torture, arrests and illegal detentions

    Three CNRP youth leaders are arrested and taken for questioning at Phnom Penh municipal court.

    LICADHO | CAM | LICADHO | CAM

  • Phnom Penh

    Phnom Penh

    Torture, arrests and illegal detentions

    Daun Penh security guards use stun guns and batons in a clash with land rights activists.

    PPP | PPP

  • Kampong Chhnang

    Kampong Chhnang

    Torture, arrests and illegal detentions

    Mang Yav is arrested at his home in Kompong Chhang province after being accused of destroying public property and causing injuries in a series of disputes with KDC International.

    CAM | CAM

  • Phnom Penh

    Phnom Penh

    Torture, arrests and illegal detentions

    Seven CNRP MPs-elect and one CNRP grassroots leader are charged with instigating aggravated violence, inciting others to commit a felony, and leading an insurrectional movement in relation to clashes at Freedom Park.

    LICADHO | LICADHO

  • Phnom Penh

    Phnom Penh

    Torture, arrests and illegal detentions

    CNRP lawmakers, Ms. Mu Sochua, Mr. Men Sothavrin, Keo Phirum and Ho Vann, are arrested after clashes between district security guards and protestors near Freedom Park in Phnom Penh.

    CAM | LICADHO | VOA | CAM | LICADHO | VOA

  • Phnom Penh

    Phnom Penh

    Torture, arrests and illegal detentions

    Riot police clash with monks and Khmer Krom students living in Cambodia in front of the Vietnamese embassy.

    RFA | RFA

  • Kampong Chhnang

    Kampong Chhnang

    Land rights and forced evictions

    A company owned by the wife of Minister of Mines, Sun Sem, engages in a violent clash with villagers opposed to the company's attempt to extend its concession.

    PPP | PPP

  • Phnom Penh

    Phnom Penh

    Legislative and institutional developments relevant to human rights

    National Assembly (“NA”) approved the three draft laws relating to the judiciary

    CCHR | CCHR

  • Phnom Penh

    Phnom Penh

    Restrictions on the freedoms of expression, assembly and association

    Police violently disrupt a CNRP rally, with journalists and observers among the injured.

    CCIM | PPP | CCIM | PPP

  • Phnom Penh

    Phnom Penh

    Torture, arrests and illegal detentions

    Security forces attack demonstrators at a peaceful rally in Freedom Park with sticks and electric batons. Several bystanders are injured, with one severely beaten.

    PPP | PPP

  • Phnom Penh

    Phnom Penh

    Restrictions on the freedoms of expression, assembly and association

    A ban on all public assemblies from 1 May 2014 is announced by Phnom Penh Governor Par Socheat Vong in a statement published on the website of Phnom Penh municipality.

    CCHR | CCHR

  • Phnom Penh

    Phnom Penh

    Torture, arrests and illegal detentions

    A clash between security forces and supporters of Mam Sonando leaves one man injured and another in jail.

    CAM | LICADHO | CAM | LICADHO

  • Phnom Penh

    Phnom Penh

    Legislative and institutional developments relevant to human rights

    CSOs urge Prime Minister Hun Sen to allow participation in the drafting of three judicial reform laws. Legal and political experts worry the laws will further weaken the independence of the judiciary.

    CAM | PPP | RFA | CAM | PPP | RFA

  • Phnom Penh

    Phnom Penh

    Restrictions on the freedoms of expression, assembly and association

    Authorities announce that Freedom Park will remain off limits to protestors indefinitely.

    PPP | PPP

  • Phnom Penh

    Phnom Penh

    Restrictions on the freedoms of expression, assembly and association

    Misspelt prevent a march by land rights activists and a peaceful rally in celebration of International Women's Day.

    CAM | PPP | CAM | PPP

  • Phnom Penh

    Phnom Penh

    Torture, arrests and illegal detentions

    Three Boeung Kak lake activists are arrested after a demonstration outside city hall calling for additional compensation for the loss of their homes through forced eviction. The arrests come just one week after Prime Minister Hun Sen seemingly reinstated the constitutional right of freedom of assembly.

    CAM | CAM

  • Phnom Penh

    Phnom Penh

    Physical and judicial threats against journalists and or human rights defenders

    Seven members of a youth advocacy and social justice organisation are jailed while marching for peace.

    CAM | CCHR | CAM | CCHR

  • Koh Kong

    Koh Kong

    Land rights and forced evictions

    29 families in Koh Kong's Botum Sakor district have their homes burned and crops annihilated by soldiers working for a Chinese company.

    PPP | PPP

  • Phnom Penh

    Phnom Penh

    Restrictions on the freedoms of expression, assembly and association

    Military police violently disperse a peaceful rally led by Beehive Radio president Mam Sonando.

    PPP | Video | PPP