Capital punishment in Cambodia is prohibited by the Constitution of the country. Cambodia abolished the death penalty in 1989.[1]
Cambodia is one of only two ASEAN countries (the other being the Philippines) to have abolished capital punishment.[2] [3]
Legislation[edit]
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia (1993) at Art. 32 states:[1]
- "All people have the right to life, freedom and personal security. There shall be no capital punishment."
Politics[edit]
In 1995, First Prime Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh made calls for capital punishment by calling for murderers and drug traffickers to be killed by the State.[4]
In 2019, Prime Minister Hun Sen said that he was considering introducing capital punishment for people who rape children, but he said it would only happen after a nationwide referendum.[5][6][7] A couple days after this announcement, Hun Sen shifted his stance.[8][9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "HANDS OFF CAIN against death penalty in the world".
- ^ Sheehan, James; Lermet, Olivier. "Death penalty has no place, National, Phnom Penh Post". www.phnompenhpost.com.
- ^ "ASEAN countries step back on the path towards abolition". World Coalition Against the Death Penalty. 26 October 2016.
- ^ Staff, Post. "Why capital punishment is a bad idea for Cambodia, National, Phnom Penh Post". www.phnompenhpost.com.
- ^ Chheng, Niem. "PM mulling referendum over death penalty for 'beasts' who rape children, National, Phnom Penh Post". www.phnompenhpost.com.
- ^ "Hun Sen wants death sentence for child rapists". March 10, 2019.
- ^ "Cambodia leader Hun Sen considers death sentence for rapists". South China Morning Post. March 10, 2019.
- ^ Sokhean, Ben (March 11, 2019). "Hun Sen shifts stance on death penalty".
- ^ "Lessons from Hun Sen's death penalty U-turn". Asia Times. 12 March 2019.
