CrimeCambodia allows slavery in over 50 scam compounds: Amnesty
Government insists it is dealing with problems outlined in 18-month study
An alleged scam compound in Cambodia's Takeo province employs a prisonlike layout and guards to confine people, Amnesty International said in a report released on June 26. (Amnesty International)
PHNOM PENH -- At least 50 scam compounds scattered across Cambodia employ prisonlike structures and methods to confine people, who are then forced to commit online crimes, reports Amnesty International. Their methods include enslavement and torture, according to the human rights group.