Villagers in Kandal Province React to Screening of Duch Judgement

  • by Michael Saliba, J.D., and Tyler Nims, J.D., Center for International Human Rights, Northwestern University School of Law
  • — 22 Jul, 2010

As news of the judgment against Kaing Guek Eav (alias Duch) began to sink into the minds of the Cambodian people, villagers in the Kandal province who were unable to watch the verdict live gathered at the local pagoda to for a replay of the judgment. The screening was hosted by the Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam) as part of an extensive outreach program that included live screenings and replays of the reading of the judgment in pagodas, local schools, and cafes in seven Cambodian provinces. These screenings are only the latest in a long series of outreach efforts organized by DC-Cam to increase awareness of the history and atrocities of the Democratic Kampuchea regime across the country…

Read more: ctm_blog_7-27-2010

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