Cambodia Dismisses Amnesty Report on Evictions at World Heritage Site

FILE - Resident Chea Srey Sar carries her belongings to a military truck at the Angkor Wat temple area in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, Jan. 16, 2023. Tourists visit the Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, Nov. 16, 2023. FILE - Soldiers carry belongings of a resident to a military truck at the Angkor Wat temple area in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, Jan. 16, 2023.

The Cambodian government has rejected an Amnesty International report into its mass eviction campaign near the Angkor Wat temple complex as “baseless,” even as a U.N. agency calls on the government to perform “corrective measures” and formally respond to the allegations.