Khmer Rouge

Can Cambodia’s Push for Justice Outlast the Khmer Rouge Tribunal?

For the past 15 years, a unique experiment in international justice played out in a repurposed Army headquarters on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. Hundreds of lawyers, translators, staffers and service workers mad

Cambodians Welcome Dismissal of Genocide Appeal

Khieu Samphan, a former Khmer Rouge leader, returned to prison as tribunal ends its mission

Khmer Rouge Tribunal Ends Work After 16 Years, 3 Judgments

The tribunal reaffirmed the life sentence Khieu Samphan received after being convicted in 2018 of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. Busloads of Cambodians, including survivors of the Khmer Rouge's brutality, watched the final proceedings in court Thursday.

Khmer Rouge Tribunal Set for Final Act with Khieu Samphan Appeal Verdict

Whatever decision comes down Thursday, the lone surviving leader of the genocidal regime that killed at least 1.7 million people will be facing the same fate — locked in prison for the rest of his life.

As Khmer Rouge Tribunal Plans to Wrap Up, Survivors’ Healthcare Needs Remain Largely Unmet

Cambodia has long struggled to meet the mental and physical healthcare needs of its traumatized society. The $300-million, UN-backed court has done little to change that.

Khmer Rouge Tribunal Lawyer Resigns Over Lack of Funding for Victim Participation

She says lack of court funding caused breakdown of communications with hundreds of victims who registered as civil parties in the trials

Lawyer Resigns over Lack of Support for Victim Participation in Khmer Rouge Tribunal

An international lawyer claims a lack of court funding caused a breakdown of communications with hundreds of victims who registered as Civil Parties in the trials.

Cambodian American Award-Winning Author Brought Her Memoir to Play about Genocides

Khieu Samphan’s Final Appeal Hearing Commences At Tribunal

Khieu Samphan’s defense team has appealed his conviction in Case 002/02 for genocide of the ethnic Vietnamese, crimes against humanity and grave breaches of the Geneva Convention.

Khmer Rouge Leader’s Appeal – and Inoculation – Angers Survivors 

Cambodia's vaccine drive also includes some of Cambodia’s notoriously overcrowded prisons where COVID-19 outbreaks were underreported and hard to control.

UN Tribunal Split Could Signal End of Case Against Former KR Navy Commander

Legal experts say renewed divisions between international and Cambodian court members will likely result in dismissal of the case against Meas Muth.