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.
Survivor of Cambodia's murderous Khmer Rouge regime, now head of institute that documents regime's crimes, among six recipients of Asia's version of Nobel Peace Prize.
Even more than 43 years later, recognition has not been adequately given to those who died and those who survived the incident, according to Maguire.
The court ruled that the ECCC had no jurisdiction to prosecute Im Chaem.
On May 12, 1975, Cambodian gunboats intercepted the US merchant ship Mayaguez in Cambodian waters and forced it to dock at Koh Tang island.
Ex-Khmer Rouge cadre Im Chaem does nothing by halves.
Tourism officials discuss plans for war museum that would feature strongman Idi Amin, among others, but some argue country is not ready to revisit dark times
Les Kosem was involved in the now-defunct United Front for the Liberation of Oppressed Races, better known by its acronym, FULRO.
VOA Khmer’s Chetra Chap on the sidelines of the Asian Studies conference to discuss with David Chandler about Cambodia’s relationship with China, authoritarianism in Southeast Asia, and his career as a historian.
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.
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