Cambodia
Seen in the press
Read our selection of press reports about this country. This is a short description of prison conditions on a national scale. It gives an account of the preceding year’s events.
Cambodia: forum planned to address prison overcrowding
The Ministry of Interior’s General Department of Prisons (GDP) is planning to hold a forum with relevant ministries, embassies, and human rights NGOs to find a comprehensive solution to ongoing overcrowding issues in prisons, as the number of incarcerated people continues to rise.
Cambodia: ONG exigen que cumpla su promesa de liberar a 10.000 presos
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Cambodia: reforms to tackle prison overcrowding ‘must go further and put human rights at the core of drug policy’
At the beginning of the year, Cambodia’s largest prison facility exceeded 9,500 prisoners – which is 463% over its maximum capacity of 2,050 Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch want reforms to be deepened and made permanent, through the review and amendment of the Law on Drug Control ‘Camb…Cambodia: exclusive footage reveals deplorable prison conditions
Amnesty International is releasing shocking footage providing first-hand evidence of the inhumane conditions and extreme overcrowding inside one of Cambodia’s prisons. The organization recently called the country’s detention facilities a “ticking time bomb” for a potentially disastrous coronavirus…Cambodia: Justice Ministry studying alternatives to prison for some inmates
At the urging of the U.N.’s human rights envoy to Cambodia, the Justice Ministry on Thursday said it was studying the feasibility of a pilot program that would help ease the burden on the country’s overcrowded prisons by creating alternatives to jail.Cambodia: Drug war fuels crowding, health concerns
With authorities expressing a desire to extend the Kingdom’s controversial drug war beyond its six-month window, observers say an outbreak of respiratory illness among prisoners in Kampong Speu’s provincial prison last week has underscored the medical pressures created by an ongoing prison overcrow…Cambodia: prison numbers jump 20 percent
Cambodia’s already swollen prison population leapt by more than 20 percent last year, according to the Ministry of Interior’s annual report, which acknowledged the influx has caused “serious challenges” with overcrowding, and revealed one-third of inmates are in pre-trial detention.
Cambodia : prisons granted more funds to develop libraries
Cambodian’s prison libraries are set to receive an extra $600,000 in funding from the French Agency for Development and literacy NGO Sipar, according to a statement released yesterday. Sipar director Hok Sothik said the extra funding will be spread out over three years and enhance 26 prison librari…Cambodia : experts wary as Kingdom mulls private prison plan
As Cambodia moves towards opening its first privately run prison, international experts have warned the government may have misunderstood the concept and cautioned that privatisation likely isn’t the best way to tackle chronic overcrowding in prisons