CHRC Strongly Condemns Sexual Violence and Ongoing Abuses by Thai Armed Forces
CHRC Strongly Condemns Sexual Violence and Ongoing Abuses by Thai Armed Forces
Phnom Penh, 18 November 2025 — The Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) has issued a forceful statement condemning the continuing acts of brutality and serious human rights violations committed by the Thai Armed Forces against Cambodian civilians and migrant workers. The Committee denounced these actions as cruel, inhumane, and in clear violation of international human rights and humanitarian law.
The CHRC expressed deep concern over Thailand’s persistent record of discrimination, intimidation, and violence against Cambodian migrant workers living and working within Thai territory. The Committee highlighted a series of alarming violations committed during the current conflict, including:
– Unprovoked attacks and bombings on Cambodian territory
– The erection of barbed-wire barriers to seize the homes, land, and farmland of Cambodian citizens
– The use of disturbing psychological-warfare tactics, particularly targeting vulnerable groups such as women, children, persons with disabilities, and the sick
– The continued detention of 18 Cambodian soldiers by the Thai military—112 days since their capture—despite the Joint Declaration signed on 26 October 2025
The CHRC further condemned the 12 November 2025 attack in which Thai soldiers carried out an unprovoked assault against innocent Cambodian civilians, resulting in deaths, injuries, and the forced displacement of hundreds of families in the middle of the night.
The Committee issued its strongest condemnation toward the most recent and deeply shocking incident: the brutal gang rape of an 18-year-old Cambodian female migrant worker by seven Thai soldiers in black uniform on 15 November 2025. The CHRC reaffirmed that sexual violence is a grave crime, a severe violation of human rights, and an act that must be prosecuted without exception.
The statement emphasized that Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet has consistently instructed Cambodian citizens to refrain from discrimination or violence against Thai nationals, Thai business owners, and Thai inmates in Cambodia—demonstrating Cambodia’s adherence to humanitarian principles despite ongoing provocations.
The CHRC urgently called on Thai authorities to immediately investigate and prosecute the perpetrators in line with international and domestic law and to deliver justice and adequate reparations to the victims. It also appealed to the international community to hold Thailand accountable and to press for full compliance with international human rights and humanitarian obligations.
The Committee warned that failure to take swift and decisive action would reveal Thailand as a state that undermines the rule of law and shields offenders from accountability.
Cambodia reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to international law, human rights protections, and peaceful, respectful relations between nations.
