DETAINED ABROAD
Rights and resources for foreign nationals imprisoned overseas: death penalty, torture, and consular protection
Foreign nationals imprisoned across the Indo-Pacific face acute vulnerabilities in the criminal justice system. Unfamiliar laws, language barriers, and inadequate legal representation leave them disproportionately exposed to the risk of torture and ill-treatment in custody, and to the application of the death penalty. These risks are compounded when consular access is denied or delayed. Without timely notification of their right to embassy or consulate support, foreign nationals may unknowingly waive critical legal protections, face trial without adequate representation, and remain unaccounted for to their families for months or years.
Detained Abroad is a free legal resource that maps the rights of foreign nationals who are imprisoned, facing the death penalty, or at risk of torture across the Indo-Pacific region. For each country, it examines the applicable domestic legal framework, identifies where it falls short of international standards, and sets out the protections and remedies available in practice, including the procedures that allow foreign nationals to serve their sentences in their home country.
For a consolidated overview of the international legal standards referenced across this site, see the International Legal Framework page.
Cambodia
Death Penalty
International obligations:
Ratified (1992)
Not Ratified
Torture & Ill-Treatment
Constitution of Cambodia (Art. 38): Prohibits physical abuse and coercion.
Penal Code of Cambodia (Arts. 210–213): Criminalises torture with penalties.
International obligations:
Ratified (1992)
Ratified (2007)
Imprisoned Foreign Nationals
International obligations:
Ratified (2006)
Automatic Incorporation:
Situation Overview
1993
DEATH PENALTY ABOLISHED
Constitutional Abolition
Read more…Cambodia is one of only three ASEAN nations to have fully abolished the death penalty; Article 32 of the 1993 Constitution explicitly guarantees right to life and states that “there shall be no capital punishment”.
400%+
PRISON CAPACITY
Systemic Overcrowding
Read more…Prisons operate at over 400% of their official capacity. Facilities like Kandal Prison have reported occupancy levels exceeding 650%, leading to life-threatening conditions for detainees.
13,000+
DEPORTED IN 2025
Increased Deportations
Read more…There has been a significant surge in the deportation of foreign nationals, with over 13,000 individuals from 66 countries removed in 2025, primarily following crackdowns on illegal entry and online scam operations.
75%
PRE-TRIAL DETAINED
Pre-trial Detention
Approximately 75% of the monitored prison population is held in pre-trial detention.[6]LICADHO, ‘Cambodia’s Capacity Crisis: Overcrowded Prisons and the Need for Reform’ (18 February 2025) https://www.licadho-cambodia.org/articles/20250218/198/index.html
0
TORTURE PROSECUTIONS
Torture in Custody
Read more…Despite legal prohibitions, credible reports persist of torture and ill-treatment used by police during the initial interrogation period to extract confessions.
Legal Framework in Practice
Detention & Identity
Who qualifies as a foreign national under the law of Cambodia?
Under the Law on Immigration 1994, a foreign national (referred to as an ‘alien’) is any person who does not hold Cambodian nationality. This covers all non-citizens present in Cambodia regardless of immigration status, including tourists, migrant workers, and undocumented persons. Cambodian nationality is governed by the Law on Nationality 1996, which provides that nationality may be acquired by birth, descent, marriage, or naturalisation. A person is a foreign national if they do not meet any of these criteria.
The Law on Nationality provides mechanisms for determination of nationality but does not specify an evidentiary standard accessible to detainees. Consular verification is the primary practical mechanism for confirming foreign nationals’ identity. The absence of a clearly defined burden-of-proof provision creates significant uncertainty and de facto places the onus on the detained individual and their consulate.
Two features of this framework create particular difficulty in detention contexts:
- No distinct criminal procedure category: The Criminal Procedure Code 2007 contains no separate procedural track for foreign nationals. Protections specific to foreign nationals, such as consular notification, therefore derive from international law rather than domestic criminal procedure.
- Undocumented persons and stateless individuals: Those who cannot verify their nationality may be held under administrative immigration detention while their status is determined. No domestic framework sets time limits on such detention or establishes a clear procedural remedy.[8]Law on Immigration 1994 (Cambodia), art 2, available at: refworld.org; Law on Nationality 1996 (Cambodia) arts 4–5, 7–8, 16, available at: cdc.gov.kh; Criminal Procedure Code of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2007, available at: legal-tools.org
What are the basic rights of a foreign national upon arrest or detention?
The Constitution of Cambodia 1993 guarantees fundamental rights to all persons within Cambodia’s jurisdiction. Key protections applicable to foreign nationals at the point of arrest include the right to life and freedom from torture, the prohibition on coercion and the inadmissibility of confessions obtained under duress.
Because Cambodia automatically incorporates international human rights treaties into its domestic law, the protections under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) apply alongside the Code of Criminal Procedure. Key rights include:
- Right to be informed: The authorities must immediately inform a person of the reasons for their arrest and the specific nature of the charges.
- Right to a lawyer: A person has the right to legal counsel from the moment they are taken into custody.
- Right to an interpreter: If a person does not understand Khmer, the state must provide an interpreter for all questioning and court hearings.
- Custody time limits: Police may hold a suspect for up to 48 hours for questioning. A prosecutor may authorise one extension of 24 hours. After this time, the person must be brought before a judge or released.
- Right to medical care: A person in custody has the right to request a medical examination if they are unwell or injured.
- Freedom from coercion: The law prohibits the use of physical or mental force to extract a confession.[9]Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia 1993, art. 38, available at: cambodia.ohchr.org; Code of Criminal Procedure 2007 (Cambodia), arts. 96–98, 144, available at: icj.org
What right does a foreign national have to contact their embassy or consulate?
Cambodia acceded to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (VCCR) in 2006 and is bound by its obligations under Article 36. Upon arrest or detention of a foreign national, Cambodian authorities must inform the person without delay of their right to contact their embassy or consulate, notify the relevant consular post without delay if the person requests it, and allow consular officers to visit, communicate with, and arrange legal representation for their national.
While these rights are guaranteed under the VCCR, there is no specific domestic statute or policy in Cambodia that outlines the consular notification procedure for the police to follow, which may lead to delays in embassies or consulates being informed.[10]According to Article 31 of the 1993 Constitution of Cambodia, international human rights treaties and conventions that Cambodia has ratified are automatically incorporated into domestic law, available at: cambodia.ohchr.org
What protections exist for foreign nationals who have no embassy, or who are stateless or a refugee?
For individuals without diplomatic protection, rights are primarily governed by international treaties that Cambodia has ratified:
- Refugees and Asylum Seekers: Cambodia is a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention. This provides the right to “non-refoulement,” which prohibits returning a person to a country where they face a serious risk of persecution.
- Stateless Persons: Cambodia is not a party to either the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons or the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. No dedicated domestic framework exists for stateless persons. Those who cannot establish their nationality may face prolonged administrative detention with no clear time limit or procedural remedy.[11]UN Treaty Collection, Ratification Status for Cambodia, available at: ohchr.org
LEGAL REPRESENTATION
Is legal representation state-provided or does a foreign national need to arrange it independently?
The Criminal Procedure Code 2007 provides that every accused person has the right to legal counsel. In principle, this applies to all persons within Cambodia’s jurisdiction regardless of nationality. However, Cambodia does not have a comprehensive state-funded legal aid system, and the right to counsel in law does not translate reliably into access to counsel in practice.
A foreign national may arrange private representation at their own cost. Where this is not possible, options for assistance are limited:
- Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC): The BAKC administers a legal aid scheme for defendants who cannot afford a lawyer. In practice, coverage is uneven across different provinces. Representation is often assigned at a late stage in proceedings, and the quality of assistance varies.
- Civil society organisations: Non-governmental organisations (NGOs), including LICADHO and ADHOC, provide free legal assistance in human rights cases and serious criminal matters. They are among the most reliable sources of legal support for vulnerable detainees, including foreign nationals.[12]Criminal Procedure Code of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2007, available at: icj.org; International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, art 14(3)(d) (right to legal assistance); Cambodia Bridges to Justice, Access to Justice Issues in Cambodia (World Justice Project), available at: worldjusticeproject.org; LICADHO, available at: licadho-cambodia.org; ADHOC, available at: adhoccambodia.org
Torture & Ill-Treatment
What legal protections exist against torture and ill-treatment in Cambodia?
Cambodia’s prohibition on torture operates at three levels:
At the constitutional level, Article 38 of the Constitution prohibits coercion in any form during judicial proceedings and renders any confession or testimony obtained through physical or mental pressure inadmissible as evidence. Article 32 protects the right to life and personal integrity.
At the domestic criminal law level, the Penal Code 2009 criminalises torture under Articles 210–213, however, it does not define torture or ill-treatment.
At the international level, Cambodia acceded to the Convention against Torture (CAT) in 1992 and is bound by its obligations, including the absolute prohibition on torture and the requirement to investigate allegations and prosecute perpetrators. Cambodia also ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT) in 2007, which requires states to establish an independent National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) to monitor places of detention within one year of ratification.
However, Cambodia has failed to establish the NPM required under OPCAT. In place of an independent body, an inter-ministerial committee was established in 2009, which LICADHO and other monitors have assessed as neither independent nor effective. No independent NPM exists. Cambodia has also not accepted the individual complaints procedure under CAT Article 22, meaning individuals cannot bring complaints directly to the UN Committee against Torture.[13]LICADHO, Torture and Ill-Treatment: Testimony from Inside Cambodia’s Police Stations and Prisons (2014), available at: licadho-cambodia.org; US Department of State, 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Cambodia (2024), available at: state.gov; Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia 1993, art 32, available at: cambodia.ohchr.org; Penal Code of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2009, arts 210–213, available at: icj.org
Note: Cambodia has not been reviewed by the UN Committee against Torture since 2010, despite periodic reports being due every few years. As of 2024, Cambodia remains on the CAT’s list of states that have failed to supply overdue follow-up information on the 2010 concluding observations. This is an unusually prolonged gap for a state party and is itself indicative of the structural weaknesses in Cambodia’s engagement with its CAT obligations.
What recourse is available if a foreign national has been tortured or mistreated in custody?
A foreign national who has been tortured or mistreated in custody may seek recourse through the following channels. However, the practical effectiveness of these mechanisms is frequently questioned by international monitors.
- Judicial Complaint: An accused person has the legal right to inform the investigating judge or the prosecutor of any ill-treatment. Under the Code of Criminal Procedure, judges are required to strike out any confession if there is evidence it was obtained through physical or mental coercion.
- National Committee Against Torture (NCAT): This government body is specifically tasked with the prevention of torture and has the authority to inspect detention centres. It can receive complaints directly from detainees or their representatives and is empowered to conduct investigations into allegations of abuse.
- The Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC): This is a state-linked institution that accepts human rights complaints. It can provide legal advice and refer cases to the relevant authorities for further action.
- Civil Society Organisations: NGOs such as LICADHO and ADHOC provide independent monitoring and legal support. They can document injuries, provide independent medical evidence, and offer legal representation to victims of mistreatment.
- Consular Assistance: A foreign national may request to contact their embassy or consulate. Consular officials can monitor the treatment of their nationals, attend court proceedings, and formally raise concerns of mistreatment with the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- International mechanisms: Cambodia has accepted the CAT inquiry procedure under Article 20, which allows the UN Committee against Torture to initiate confidential inquiries where it receives reliable information indicating grave or systematic torture. However, Cambodia has not accepted individual complaints under Article 22. Where a foreign national’s home state is party to the ICCPR First Optional Protocol, individual communications to the Human Rights Committee may be available from the home state side.
Despite these formal channels, there is a documented lack of successful prosecutions against police or prison officials for acts of torture. Cambodia does not yet have a fully independent National Human Rights Institution that complies with international standards (the Paris Principles), which limits the oversight of state authorities.[14]Criminal Procedure Code of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2007, available at: icj.org; LICADHO, Torture and Ill-Treatment: Testimony from Inside Cambodia’s Police Stations and Prisons (2014), available at: licadho-cambodia.org; US Department of State, 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Cambodia (2024), available at: state.gov; LICADHO, ‘What We Do’, available at: licadho-cambodia.org
DEATH PENALTY
Which offences carry the death penalty in Cambodia?
None.Article 32 of the 1993 Constitution expressly prohibits capital punishment. The last recorded execution took place in 1988. No offences under the Penal Code 2009 or any other Cambodian law carry the death penalty.[15]Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia 1993, available at: cambodia.ohchr.org
What additional protections apply to a foreign national facing a capital charge?
This question does not arise under Cambodian law. As Cambodia has abolished the death penalty, no capital charges can be brought in Cambodian courts and no foreign national can face execution in Cambodia.
Can evidence or documentation from a foreign national’s home country be submitted in proceedings?
Evidence from abroad can be submitted in Cambodian courts, but it must follow specific procedures to be considered valid. Under the Code of Criminal Procedure, the investigating judge has broad powers to collect any evidence that helps establish the truth. For a foreign national, this can include character references, medical records, or employment history from their home country.
To be accepted, these documents usually need to be:
- Translated: All documents must be translated into Khmer by a certified translator.
- Legalised: Documents must often be “legalised” or “apostilled” (verified as authentic) by the relevant authorities in the home country and the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Cambodia passed the Law on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters in 2020. This allows the Cambodian government to formally ask other countries for help in gathering evidence, such as taking witness statements or seizing documents. However, this is a government-to-government process and is rarely used to help a defendant gather evidence for their own trial.[16]Code of Criminal Procedure 2007 (Cambodia), available at: icj.org; Law on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters 2020 (Cambodia), available at: asean.org
What pardon or clemency mechanisms are available?
As Cambodia does not apply the death penalty, clemency mechanisms are not relevant to capital cases. For custodial sentences, the Constitution vests pardon and commutation powers in the King, exercisable under the general executive authority established in the Constitution and the Penal Code:
- Royal Pardon: This completely wipes out the conviction and releases the person from prison.
- Sentence Reduction: This reduces the amount of time a person must serve.
Requests for clemency are usually submitted through the Ministry of Justice. Under domestic law, a prisoner is typically only eligible to apply for a sentence reduction after serving a portion of their sentence. These requests are often granted during major national holidays, such as Khmer New Year.[17]Law on Prisons 2011 (Cambodia), arts 77–78, available at: cambodia.ohchr.org; Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia 1993, available at: cambodia.ohchr.org
Repatriation
Under what conditions can a foreign national apply to serve their sentence in their home country?
Cambodia’s framework for prisoner transfer is governed by the Law on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters 2020, which provides for the temporary and permanent transfer of convicted persons to their home country to serve the remainder of their sentence. Cambodia also cooperates within ASEAN frameworks and through bilateral agreements.
For a transfer to proceed, the following conditions generally apply:
- The conviction and sentence must be final; all appeals must have been exhausted
- The foreign national must give their voluntary, informed consent to the transfer
- The offence must be punishable under the laws of both countries (dual criminality)
- The home country’s government must consent to the transfer
A foreign national wishing to apply for transfer should do so through their consulate, which can make a formal request to the relevant Cambodian authority. Where no bilateral prisoner transfer agreement exists between Cambodia and the home country, transfer can only occur through ad hoc diplomatic arrangements, which are typically slower and less certain.[18]Law on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (2020), available at: asean.org
In-Country Consultations
In March 2026, Justice Project Pakistan conducted field consultations in Phnom Penh with civil society organisations and legal practitioners working on detention, criminal justice, and migrant rights issues. These consultations were carried out as part of a broader research mission across the Indo-Pacific region and served to validate desk research findings and surface on-the-ground realities not fully captured in published sources.
The scam compound crisis and immigration detention
Consultations with the Legal Support for Children and Women (LSCW) and the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) provided the most detailed picture of the current situation facing foreign nationals in Cambodia. Practitioners confirmed that the scale of the scam compound phenomenon — in which foreign workers, predominantly from South Asia, are trafficked into digital fraud operations — is not fully reflected in official data. Estimates of up to 100,000 foreign nationals trapped in these compounds were cited, with Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, and Nepalese among those most acutely affected. The government’s stated policy of “elimination” of these compounds does not, in practice, translate into protection for the workers themselves. When individuals are removed from compounds, many are transferred directly into Immigration Detention Centres (IDCs) rather than being treated as trafficking victims.
Within the IDC system, consultations described a deeply entrenched cycle of corrupt extraction. Foreign nationals are detained, released upon payment made to individual officials rather than through any formal process, and subsequently re-arrested by different units — creating a state of indefinite arbitrary detention that operates entirely outside the formal criminal justice system. Government hotlines established for victims to contact police were reported to be frequently unreachable or unresponsive, leaving NGOs as the primary point of contact despite having no enforcement powers to extract individuals from compounds or detention.
Legal aid and fair trial rights
Multiple consultations, including with the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) and LSCW, converged on a set of structural failures in the legal aid system that disproportionately affect foreign nationals. While Cambodian law guarantees access to a lawyer from the moment of custody, in practice there is a gap of up to 24 hours before a lawyer can access a suspect. Consultees described this window as the period of highest risk for forced confessions, physical abuse, and deaths in custody. Compounding this, only the lawyer (not the defendant) is permitted to access the case file under current practice, severely limiting a defendant’s ability to participate in their own defence.
State-provided legal aid is strictly limited to felony and juvenile cases. Immigration violations — the category under which most foreign nationals are charged — are classified as misdemeanours and receive no state legal aid whatsoever, a gap that consultees described as a direct violation of international standards. Where court-appointed lawyers are provided in felony cases, they are typically paid approximately USD 100 per case and often receive the case file only one day before trial, making meaningful preparation impossible.
A formal national legal aid policy remains in development, leaving the current system fragmented and underfunded. Consultees noted that NGOs previously filled much of this gap, but shifting mandates and funding reductions have significantly contracted those services. The Solidarity Center (SC) (which historically maintained a dedicated immigration and migrant rights legal team) was compelled to restructure and dissolve that unit prior to 2025 due to budget cuts, a development described as a significant loss to the remaining human rights infrastructure in Cambodia.
Torture and ill-treatment
CCHR raised a critical concern: while the Cambodian Penal Code criminalises torture, it does not provide a clear legal definition of what constitutes torture. This absence makes litigation of police abuse and custodial mistreatment significantly more difficult in practice. Consultees confirmed that there are currently no organisations in Cambodia working exclusively or in depth on torture issues, representing a critical gap in the available support network.
Appellate courts were described as routinely refusing to reinvestigate allegations of forced confessions. Judges consistently dismiss such claims on the basis that they should have been raised at the initial trial stage, effectively foreclosing the court’s obligation to exclude evidence obtained through duress. This pattern was documented by CCHR through its Fair Trial Project and corroborated by other consultees.
Presumption of innocence
CCHR documented a particularly striking procedural violation: although prison regulations specify different uniforms for convicted prisoners and pre-trial detainees, guards frequently bring pre-trial defendants into court wearing the blue uniform designated for convicted prisoners. This practice creates an immediate visual presumption of guilt in the courtroom before proceedings have begun, undermining one of the most fundamental principles of fair trial.
Death penalty
Consultees confirmed Cambodia’s status as a constitutionally abolitionist state. However, LSCW flagged a notable development not captured in published sources: a growing political discourse and informal rumours suggesting that reinstatement of the death penalty may be under consideration. Consultees recommended ongoing monitoring of legislative trends on this issue.
Implications for foreign nationals
Across all consultations, a consistent picture emerged: foreign nationals in Cambodia face compounded vulnerabilities arising from the intersection of a weak legal aid system, the absence of specialised immigration courts, language barriers, and a pattern of corrupt practices within the detention system. The formal legal framework offers protections that are systematically unavailable in practice. Consultees unanimously identified the absence of a specialised pro bono referral network as the most urgent gap.
Rights Matrix
Foreign nationals imprisoned in Cambodia face distinct vulnerabilities that require enhanced legal protections beyond those afforded to Cambodian nationals. The following table outlines the specific rights available to foreign nationals imprisoned in Cambodia under both international and domestic law, highlighting where protections exist and where critical gaps remain.
Note: Cambodia adopts a monist approach. Article 31 of the Constitution provides that Cambodia shall recognise and respect human rights as established in the United Nations Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and all international treaties and conventions relating to human rights. As a result, the ICCPR (acceded 1992), the Convention against Torture (acceded 1992), and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (acceded 2006) are directly incorporated into Cambodian domestic law and are legally binding on Cambodian courts and authorities without the need for separate implementing legislation. Where a gap exists between formal protection and practical enforcement, this is noted in the table below.
| Right | International law | Domestic law |
|---|---|---|
| Right to life | ICCPR art 6 | Constitution 1993, art 32 |
| Freedom from torture and ill-treatment | CAT arts 2, 16; ICCPR art 7 | Constitution 1993, art 38 (confessions under duress inadmissible); Penal Code 2009, arts 210–213 (torture criminalised) |
| Independent monitoring of detention | OPCAT (ratified 2007) | Gap: No NPM established. Inter-ministerial committee created in 2009 is neither independent nor effective. |
| Right to be informed of reasons for arrest | ICCPR art 9(2) | Criminal Procedure Code 2007 |
| Right to remain silent | ICCPR art 14(3)(g) | Criminal Procedure Code 2007 |
| Right to be brought before a judge promptly | ICCPR art 9(3) | Criminal Procedure Code 2007 (48-hour limit) |
| Right to legal counsel | ICCPR art 14(3)(d) | Criminal Procedure Code 2007. Gap: No universal state-funded legal aid; access at early stages is unreliable. |
| Right to an interpreter | ICCPR art 14(3)(f) | Criminal Procedure Code 2007 |
| Right to a fair trial | ICCPR art 14 | Criminal Procedure Code 2007; Constitution 1993 |
| Consular notification and access | VCCR art 36(1) | While VCCR applies directly; no consular notification procedure exists in domestic law. |
| Right to legal recognition and identity | ICCPR art 16 | Law on Immigration 1994; art 14 (mandatory registration within 48 hours) |
| Right to prisoner transfer / repatriation | UN Model Agreement (1985) | Law on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters 2020. Gap: No dedicated transfer statute or published data. |
Additional Support
ADHOC (Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association) is one of Cambodia’s oldest human rights organisations, founded in 1991 by a group of former political prisoners. ADHOC assists victims of abuses in their quest for justice, provides legal counselling and representation, and carries out independent investigations into allegations of human rights violations. ADHOC has a long-standing partnership with the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture and has developed a specialised mandate for assisting individuals who have experienced torture within the prison system. It can be contacted for support, guidance, and referrals on cases involving foreign nationals in Cambodia
CCHR (Cambodian Center for Human Rights) is an independent, non-partisan human rights organisation working to promote democracy and the rule of law in Cambodia. CCHR’s core focus areas include protecting fundamental freedoms, judicial and legislative reform, equality and discrimination, and political participation. Its flagship Fair Trial Project has monitored criminal court appeals since 2009, tracking compliance with due process standards including the right to remain silent and access to counsel. CCHR can be contacted for support and guidance on fair trial concerns and legal framework questions affecting foreign nationals.
LSCW (Legal Support for Children and Women) is a Cambodian non-governmental organisation providing free legal assistance to vulnerable groups, with particular expertise in human trafficking, immigration detention, and migrant worker rights. Unlike other legal aid providers, LSCW is solely victim-focused and does not provide defence representation, enabling it to develop a holistic approach to victim support. LSCW has direct experience with foreign nationals (including South Asian migrant workers) caught in immigration detention and scam compound situations, and can be contacted for support, referrals, and guidance on those cases.
Solidarity Center Cambodia is the Cambodia office of the largest US-based international worker rights organisation, operating in over 60 countries. The Solidarity Center works with labour unions, legal aid groups, human rights defenders, and advocacy coalitions to support workers as they exercise their rights, including demanding living wages, improving laws and their enforcement, and fighting exploitation, discrimination and abuse. While its current mandate focuses primarily on labour and collective bargaining rights, the Solidarity Center has institutional knowledge of the Cambodian legal landscape and migrant worker issues, and can be contacted for support and referrals.
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- This lawyer has consented to be contacted by foreign nationals, families, and consular officials in urgent cases.
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