Some justice and mixed blessings for those who survived the Khmer Rouge.
In nine years of hearings and at a cost of more than $300 million, tribunal has convicted only one other defendant, Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, who as head of Khmer Rouge prison system ran infamous Tuol Sleng torture center.
While some see ‘complete failure,’ others find some justice was served by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia.
Peter Maguire, author of “Facing Death in Cambodia”, said the court’s legacy was “part good, part bad, and part ugly,” having spent some $300 million to try just three Khmer Rouge officials.
The verdict this Friday focuses on charges of crimes against humanity and genocide committed at worksites, cooperatives, security centers and execution sites, including the infamous S-21 prison in Phnom Penh.
Dr. Soth Plai Ngarm, a peace activist and the founder of the museum, said the project would use photographs and other art forms to help visitors interpret conflict through a different lens.
His latest work, “Pol Pot Solved the Leprosy Problem: Remembering Colonial and Post-Colonial Worlds”, is a memoir of his days as a young diplomat in Phnom Penh between 1959 and 1961.
The award recognized Chhang’s work in preserving the memory of the Khmer Rouge mass killings and lifelong mission to work on a process of restorative justice, the statement added.
Alex Hinton is the director of the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights and a professor of anthropology at Rutgers University. He has served as the president of the International Association of Genocide Scholars and the UNESCO Chair in Genocide Prevention. Hinton is a prolific author an
So, the book argues that it is necessary to step behind this facade and understand how everyday Cambodians and people understand what's going on in this juridical process.
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