India, Oct. 30 -- Amnesty International said in a report published today that private security companies connected to Cambodia’s military, police and powerful business networks helped sustain a scamming industry built on trafficking, forced labour, torture and slavery, and that accountability remains lacking despite a government crackdown launched in July 2025.
Report findings and methodology
Amnesty International’s report, titled Official Business: Security companies and authorities at scamming compounds in Cambodia, identified five private security companies that provided services at scamming compounds and detailed their links to members of Cambodia’s military, police and business elites.
Amnesty said that between January 2023 and Sept...