LICADHO, a Cambodian human rights NGO

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14 August 2026

The number of Cambodians imprisoned due to their speech or activism reached a record high in recent months, according to data collected by LICADHO. While the government has consistently arrested political activists, journalists, union members and social media users over the past five years, the number of people jailed over charges related to the use of their rights reached a new record of 131 people in April, and remains elevated through August.

LICADHO’s Prisoners of Interest page tracks the imprisonment of individuals on charges linked to their political activities, activism or speech. Over the past five years, LICADHO has recorded the arrests and detention of political opponents, activists, land and environmental defenders, trade unionists, journalists, and social media users. The Prisoner of Interest figures reflect cases that LICADHO has investigated, documented, and published with the person’s or their family's consent, meaning they do not provide a full account of the breadth of the government's crackdown on freedom of expression and assembly.

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Intimate image abuse is a type of gender-based violence emerging across Cambodia. LICADHO has documented 24 cases involving intimate image abuse since 2021, with more than one-third opened in the last 12 months alone. While these cases likely represent only a small fraction of those occurring in Cambodia, they reveal clear patterns of abuse.