Defense lawyers for Kaing Kek Iev, the Khmer Rouge prison chief better known as Duch, filed their final appeal for his acquittal Wednesday, asking the Supreme Court Chamber to view him as a witness and not a detainee. Duch was found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity by the Trial Chamber last month, [...]
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Tribunal Defense Teams Wary of Joint Criminal Enterprise
August 30th, 2010 
admin A defense lawyer for one of the senior Khmer Rouge leaders preparing for trial says he does not want a trial under the principle of Joint Criminal Enterprise, which would seek to link four leaders now in detention in atrocity crimes under the regime. “My client was only the minister of social affairs,” said Phat [...]
Khmer Krom Continue Push for Rights in Vietnam
May 23rd, 2010 admin Activists for the Khmer Kampuchea Krom have been asking for more help from US officials in what they say are rights abuses in Vietnam, but in a statement to VOA Khmer this week, the Vietnamese Embassy in Washington said their efforts amounted to “sabotage.” “The purpose of distorting history and slandering Vietnam’s policy toward the [...]
Last Khmer Rouge to Defect Discuss Reconciliation
April 19th, 2010 admin In 1998 the town of Anlong Veng in Cambodia’s northwest became the last stronghold of the Khmer Rouge to surrender to the government. Recently, the community was the scene of a new effort to help bring reconciliation and justice to the region. On the outskirts of the former Khmer Rouge stronghold of Anlong Veng sits [...]