Interview with Civil Party Chum Mey

  • by Michael Saliba, J.D. (Northwestern Law '09), Consultant to the Center for International Human Rights, Northwestern University School of Law
  • — 6 Oct, 2009

Chum Mey is a civil party in the trial of Kaing Guek Eav (alias Duch) and a survivor of the Tuol Sleng prison (S-21). He was recently elected the president of the newly formed “Association of Victims of the Khmer Rouge Regime” and is one of the few civil parties who attend the Duch trial during every session. On October 06, 2009, he met with the Cambodia Tribunal Monitor (CTM) at Tuol Sleng prison to discuss his experiences and his opinions about the Duch trial…

Read more: ctm_blog_10-6-2009

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