A UN-sponsored Khmer Rouge tribunal in Cambodia is currently trying two surviving former Khmer Rouge leaders, Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea. After its inception 12 years ago the tribunal has sentenced one mid-level leader to life in prison. Critics say the tribunal has moved too slowly.
The Khmer Rouge leader’s remote final resting place lies all but forgotten, yet many Cambodians cannot escape memories of his rule of terror.
Im Chaem ended up serving as a district chief who allegedly supervised large-scale slave labor and mass killings, according to prosecutors at the Khmer Rouge tribunal, who spent years trying to charge her with crimes against humanity.
Observers said they do not believe that cases 003 and 004 will go to trial due to the strong opposition from Hun Sen.
The new memorial day forms part of a program of collective reparations provided by the Khmer Rouge tribunal, according to an official.
Im Chaem, charged by a United Nations-backed tribunal with crimes against humanity including mass murder, extermination and enslavement, will hold a worship service in her Cambodian village Sunday.
Beginning late last month, the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, which is now administered by the Ministry of Culture, began a multi-year project to conserve 3,000 to 5,000 cloth artifacts, funded with a $55,000 grant from the U.S. government.
Analysts believe that human rights violations have been committed in North Korea for decades.
The conservation project aimed to stabilize the temple structure and waterproof the building, as well as conduct site management and training activities.
'Hearing Cambodian actors tell their nation's story in their language hit us hard … the Khmer-language is so real I couldn't bear it'.
Chuch Phoeurn welcomed the US funding and said the preservation of the belongings is important because they can help educate young Cambodians.
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