Cambodia: human trafficking

Cambodia: Inter-Ministerial Committee Report on Trafficking Shelter Attack

The United States is deeply disappointed by the Cambodian Government’s Inter-ministerial Committee’s report on the events surrounding the December 8, 2004 attack on an Non-Governmental Organization shelter for victims of trafficking in persons. The findings lack credibility. The Cambodian Government has not taken any action to ensure that those responsible for the shelter raid are held accountable and brought to justice. Cambodian authorities should do so without further delay. Their failure to act calls into question Cambodia’s willingness to address seriously the crime of human trafficking.

2005/217 Press Statement Richard Boucher Washington, DC February 18, 2005