Khmer Rouge war crimes court winds up, but survivors still hurting

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 21, 2022 12:06 am

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's United Nations-backed court set up to try Khmer Rouge leaders finishes its work this week, ending a 16-year process that has helped national reconciliation, but brought only limited solace to survivors of the genocidal regime.

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) will on Thursday give its judgment in the appeal by 91-year-old former head of state Khieu Samphan against his 2018 conviction for genocide and crimes against humanity.

Tourists look and point at the skulls of victims of the Khmer Rouge regime at the Choeung Ek killing fields memorial in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. AFP PHOTO

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