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Cliff-Jumping with Cambodian Monks
This guest blogpost comes our way from Alex Tzelnic, a writer currently traveling in Cambodia. More » -
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Khmer Rouge prison warden found guilty of war crimes
The eight-month trial of former Khmer Rouge prison warden Kaing Guek Eav came to a close today in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Extraodinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, a UN-backed tribunal, sentenced Kaing Guek Eav, commonly known as Duch, to 19 years in prison for crimes against humanity and war crimes for overseeing the torture and killing of more than 14,000 prisoners at the S-21 prison between 1975 and 1979. During the trial, Duch's testimonies wavered from admissions of guilt to claims that he was a small part of a greater mechanism. From a New York Times report: “I am accountable to the entire Cambodian population for the souls that perished,” [Duch] said at one point. More »
