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Statement | Cambodia Must Finally Deliver on Its Promise to Fix the Domestic Violence Law

12 November 2026

Cambodia’s 2005 Law on the Prevention of Domestic Violence and the Protection of Victims has been in need of an urgent overhaul for many years. The government’s ongoing failure to do so leaves women, children, and LGBTQI+ people across the country exposed to harm without adequate protections.

In recent years, the Cambodian government, with the support of international development partners, has postured progress towards amending the law by commissioning legal analyses, guidelines, and developing a roadmap that has not been made public several years on. To date, none of these actions has fixed the failures embedded in the Domestic Violence Law, and the lack of consultation with relevant civil society organisations on the proposed amendment process has not instilled confidence that these failures will be meaningfully addressed.

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