Human rights

The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has issued a call for the public and all members of the Kingdom’s arts and culture sector to mindful of the need to protect Cambodia’s rich traditional culture and protect the value of women in Cambodian society. ...

Indonesia has recognised Cambodian anti-online scam and immigration authorities for their role in protecting and helping repatriate Indonesian citizens, highlighting bilateral cooperation against transnational online fraud. ...

A recent case involving the public sharing of a woman’s nude photo has highlighted the risks faced by Cambodians using illegal online lenders, with rights groups warning that intimate images can be used to threaten, shame and pressure borrowers into repaying debts. ...

Senate president Hun Sen has directed the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, and specifically the National Council for Women, to act as plaintiffs in lawsuits against individuals who use abusive language that devalues women and Khmer social ethics. ...

Police have warned of an elaborate illegal online scratch-card lottery scam in which operators use accomplices posing as winners and fake money transfers during Facebook livestreams to convince members of the public that large cash prizes are real. ...

Fifty-eight Indigenous communities and civil society organisations have urged the World Bank Group to accept the findings of an independent investigation into alleged harms linked to microfinance lending in Cambodia, warning that mounting debt is driving migration, school dropouts, food insecurity and the erosion of ...

The Kingdom’s leading associations of financial institutions have issued a joint statement alleging that recent documentary videos issued by LICADHO do not reflect the current situation of Cambodia’s financial sector. ...

The ASEAN Observer Team in Cambodia (AOT-KH) visited a site in Preah Vihear province today, August 11, where 114 civilian homes were reportedly destroyed, leaving more than 500 civilians unable to return to their homes. ...

Minister of Information Neth Pheaktra has warned that the humanitarian consequences of the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict could continue long after the end of direct combat, saying unexploded cluster munitions left in civilian areas could threaten lives, obstruct the return of displaced families and undermine the ...

Thailand has attracted fresh criticism from Cambodia after challenging the impartiality of a UN special rapporteur over his assessment of the humanitarian impact of the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict.​ ...

The Ministry of Interior has replied to public complaints about a viral video — which appeared to show a senior police officer accepting a bribe — by noting that it “must first examine the facts before deciding whether to take action”. ...

The Cambodia Minister of Information has renewed calls for the safe return home of more than 20,000 civilians still displaced by last year’s border conflict with Thailand. He cited recent comments by the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia and ...

As of March 2026, the Thai military had bulldozed 627 Cambodian homes and other civilian structures in the occupied villages of Prei Chan, Chouk Chey and Boeng Trakuon, in Banteay Meanchey province. ...

Minister of Interior Sar Sokha has ordered a nationwide investigation into drug trafficking networks and the source of an improvised grenade used in a deadly explosion that killed six people in Pursat province last night, August 5.​ ...

Kandal provincial governor Kuoch Chamroeun has removed the head of Setbo Health Centre from his leadership position after a viral video showing him administering emergency treatment to a 17-year-old female patient triggered widespread public criticism and allegations of inappropriate conduct. ...

Ministry of Information summoned the members of two online content creator groups for “educational meetings” on August 3 and 4, after determining that the material they produced belittled people living with HIV and denigrated women. ...

Cambodia has defended the work of UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia Thomas Andrews following criticism from Thailand, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation saying permanent secretary of state Eat Sophea appreciated what she described as the ...

The 48th Session of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee (WHC) has unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the destruction of world heritage properties during armed conflicts. ...

Cambodia has highlighted how its nationwide crackdown on technology-based scam operations must be balanced with the need to safeguard the welfare and rights of victims, as authorities continue expanding operations against organised cybercrime networks. ...

A sympathetic message from Hollywood star Angelina Jolie about the fate of displaced Cambodian civilians has received a predictable response from the Thai military. ...

A year after armed attacks along the Cambodia-Thailand border devastated communities in Oddar Meanchey province, local authorities say the conflict continues to cast a long shadow over daily life. Hundreds of families remain unable to return to their homes, unexploded ordnance (UXOs) delay reconstruction and ...

The mother of three now has a roof over her head in a temporary settlement in Srah Kaev village, Pumgor commune, Chong Kal district, Oddar Meanchey province, replacing the cramped evacuation camps where thousands of families sought refuge during last year’s Cambodia-Thailand border conflict. ...

Authorities in Oddar Meanchey province staged a Buddhist memorial ceremony to honour the Cambodian soldiers and police officers who lost their lives during last year’s border conflict with Thailand, marking the anniversary of the outbreak of fighting with a call to remember their sacrifice and ...

Cambodia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has requested that his ASEAN counterparts support the return of more than 20,000 Cambodian civilians who are unable to return to their homes due to the Thai military’s occupation of Cambodian territory.   ...