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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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 [...]
Khmer Rouge Tribunal – Feature : For Two Groups, a Chance for Reconciliation
December 20th, 2009 admin Members of Cambodia’s Cham and Vietnamese groups in Phnom Penh welcomed word from the Khmer Rouge tribunal this week that regime leaders in custody will be charged with genocide, as well as other atrocity crimes. In interviews with VOA Khmer Thursday, Chams and Vietnamese alike said they expected the charges of genocide to help bring [...]
‘Be Careful’ of War, Hun Sen Warns Tribunal
December 4th, 2009 admin Prime Minister Hun Sen said Thursday the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal would not be able to indict more suspects than it already has, repeating his warnings that further indictments could lead to instability and, potentially, war. “I prefer the failure of the tribunal than to let the country fall into war,” he said, reiterating concerns [...]