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Cambodia

Cambodia has a population of 14.8 million (UN, 2009) with an area of 181,035 sq km (69,898 sq miles). The capital is Phnom Penh. The major language is Khmer.

Cambodia experienced decades of conflict. An estimated 1.7 million Cambodians died during the communist Khmer Rouge led by Pol Pot. Unexploded munitions thought to number in the millions continue to kill and maim civilians today, despite an ongoing de-mining campaign.

  • Cambodia has not ratified The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
  • Cambodia does not have a National Action Plan on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325)
  • Cambodia had a UN peacekeeping mandate: United Nations Advance Mission in Cambodia (UNAMIC) from October 1991 to March 1992 and from March 1992 to September 1993

Sources:BBC; Amnesty International; UNIFEM

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  • March 1, 2013 (UN News Centre)
    CAMBODIA: UN Official Welcomes Possibility of Genocide Court Trying Sexual Crimes A senior United Nations official today welcomed the recent decision by Cambodia's genocide tribunal to annul a previous ruling that would have prevented it from trying crimes of sexual violence committed during the Khmer Rouge regime.
  • January 30, 2013 (IRIN)
    CAMBODIA: Acid Attack Perpetrator Sentenced under New Cambodian Law Nhem Sreyda feels fortunate that she is still able to see after being doused with acid by her ex-husband in 2012. "I am lucky that my body can still work, my eyes can still see," the 32-year-old told IRIN.
  • November 12, 2012 (Dawn.com)
    CAMBODIA: Women speak out over Khmer Rouge sexual violence For three decades the scars branded onto Kim Khem's arms have been a reminder of the sexual torture she saw under the Khmer Rouge. Now, aged 80, she is finally breaking her silence on the horrors of the past.
  • October 11, 2012 (The Cambodia Daily )
    CAMBODIA: Sexual Violence Recounted During KR Regime Chum Ly was a young woman with a 4-month-old baby when two Khmer Rouge checkpoint guards pulled her into a hut, stripped and then raped her for over three hours. Hong Savath was a teenager when her family was murdered and she was tied up and raped by three men.
  • October 3, 2012 (TrustLaw)
    CAMBODIA: Cambodia Acid Attack Law Raises Hopes, Concerns Kong Touch was on her way to work at a rubber plantation in Cambodia's Kampong Cham province at 4 a.m. when she heard footsteps behind her. As she turned, a fellow villager with whom she had had a dispute over rubber trees threw acid at her, burning her face, arms, head, chest and stomach.

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