{"id":6677,"date":"2026-06-08T09:50:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T02:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amnesty.or.th\/en\/?p=6677"},"modified":"2026-06-08T09:50:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T02:50:45","slug":"cambodia-falling-through-the-cracks-cambodias-crackdown-on-scamming-compounds-and-the-victims-it-has-failed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amnesty.or.th\/en\/archive\/2026\/06\/cambodia-falling-through-the-cracks-cambodias-crackdown-on-scamming-compounds-and-the-victims-it-has-failed\/","title":{"rendered":"Cambodia: \u201cFalling Through the Cracks\u201d: Cambodia\u2019s \u2018Crackdown\u2019 on Scamming Compounds and the Victims it has Failed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This report presents the latest evidence on the state of the scamming industry in Cambodia from a human rights perspective and assess the effectiveness of state actions on both the industry and its victims. It explores transparency, accountability, due process, victim protection and state responsibility, assessing whether the measures taken by the Cambodian government constitute genuine attempts at countering the scamming industry or merely replicate past patterns of selective enforcement and human rights violations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/Falling-Through-the-Cracks-Cambodias-\u2018Crackdown-on-Scamming-Compounds-and-the-Victims-it-has-Failed.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of \u201cFalling Through the Cracks\u201d Cambodia\u2019s \u2018Crackdown\u2019 on Scamming Compounds and the Victims it has Failed.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-8aa902ec-0522-4b5f-80b9-6b12b08ffb0e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/Falling-Through-the-Cracks-Cambodias-\u2018Crackdown-on-Scamming-Compounds-and-the-Victims-it-has-Failed.pdf\">\u201cFalling Through the Cracks\u201d Cambodia\u2019s \u2018Crackdown\u2019 on Scamming Compounds and the Victims it has Failed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/Falling-Through-the-Cracks-Cambodias-\u2018Crackdown-on-Scamming-Compounds-and-the-Victims-it-has-Failed.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-8aa902ec-0522-4b5f-80b9-6b12b08ffb0e\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"grid grid-5 post-list\"><article class=\"grid-item aimc-ignore\" aria-label=\"Article: 31 Wins For Human Rights\" style=\"aiic:ignore;background-image: url('https:\/\/www.amnesty.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/309534-1468x710-1-640x400.jpg')\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"grid-content\"><span class=\"grid-itemMeta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.or.th\/en\/category\/blog\/\" tabindex=\"0\">Blog<\/a><\/span><h3 class=\"grid-itemTitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.or.th\/en\/blog\/2026\/07\/31-wins-for-human-rights\/\" tabindex=\"0\">31 wins for human rights<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><article class=\"grid-item aimc-ignore\" aria-label=\"Article: Cambodia: Evidence Suggests Scamming Compounds Bypassed Despite High-profile \u2018crackdown\u2019\" style=\"aiic:ignore;background-image: url('https:\/\/www.amnesty.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/May-20-2025-AmnestyInterational-Cambodia10-1468x710-1-640x400.jpg')\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"grid-content\"><span class=\"grid-itemMeta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.or.th\/en\/category\/news\/\" tabindex=\"0\">News<\/a><\/span><h3 class=\"grid-itemTitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.or.th\/en\/news\/2026\/06\/cambodia-evidence-suggests-scamming-compounds-bypassed-despite-high-profile-crackdown\/\" tabindex=\"0\">Cambodia: Evidence suggests scamming compounds bypassed despite high-profile \u2018crackdown\u2019<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><article class=\"grid-item aimc-ignore\" aria-label=\"Article: Indonesia: Military Silences Dissent With Disinformation Campaigns Branding Activists And Journalists \u2018foreign Agents\u2019\" style=\"aiic:ignore;background-image: url('https:\/\/www.amnesty.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/316258-1468x710-1-640x400.jpg')\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"grid-content\"><span class=\"grid-itemMeta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.or.th\/en\/category\/news\/\" tabindex=\"0\">News<\/a><\/span><h3 class=\"grid-itemTitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.or.th\/en\/news\/2026\/05\/indonesia-military-silences-dissent-with-disinformation-campaigns-branding-activists-and-journalists-foreign-agents\/\" tabindex=\"0\">Indonesia: Military silences dissent with disinformation campaigns branding activists and journalists \u2018foreign agents\u2019<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><article class=\"grid-item aimc-ignore\" aria-label=\"Article: Hong Kong: Activists\u2019 Unjust Trial For Peaceful Tiananmen Commemoration Resumes\" style=\"aiic:ignore;background-image: url('https:\/\/www.amnesty.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/283598-1-1444x710-1-640x400.jpg')\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"grid-content\"><span class=\"grid-itemMeta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.or.th\/en\/category\/news\/\" tabindex=\"0\">News<\/a><\/span><h3 class=\"grid-itemTitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.or.th\/en\/news\/2026\/05\/hong-kong-activists-unjust-trial-for-peaceful-tiananmen-commemoration-resumes\/\" tabindex=\"0\">Hong Kong: Activists\u2019 unjust trial for peaceful Tiananmen commemoration resumes<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><article class=\"grid-item \" aria-label=\"Article: Death Penalty In 2025 &#8211; 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