Khmer Rouge Messenger and Doctor Each Provide Insight into the Democratic Kampuchea Period
Former Khmer Rouge messenger Phan Van alias Kamphan took the stand in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia[…]
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Courtroom Clashes Erupt over Witness’s Sources of Knowledge and Relevance of Political Issues
The examination of Dr. Hun Chhunly, a doctor who published a book describing his experiences practicing medicine during the Lon[…]
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Civil Party and Witness Testify on Persecution of Lon Nol Officials, Dire Conditions in Khmer Rouge Hospitals, and the Evacuation of Battambang
In the Case 002/1 trial in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) on Thursday, December 6, 2012,[…]
Civil Parties Offer Detailed Testimony on Suffering During Evacuation Phases
It was a long hearing day in the Case 002/1 trial at Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC)[…]
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Civil Party: “We Were Living in a Prison without Walls”
Hearings at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) resumed in an eventful manner on Tuesday, December 4,[…]
Civil Party’s Challenge to Khieu Samphan to Account for the Disappeared Creates Drama and Tension in the Courtroom
It was a dramatic day in the Case 002 hearing at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC),[…]
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Two Civil Parties Testify on Dire Conditions Surrounding the Evacuation of Phnom Penh
Hearings resumed in the Case 002 at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on Thursday, November 22,[…]
“There Were So Many Wounded”: Civil Party Recalls the Fall of Phnom Penh
On Wednesday, November 14, 2012, hearings continued at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) in Case 002,[…]
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Ieng Thirith Appears in Court for Hearing on Prosecution Appeal
On Tuesday, November 13, 2012, the Supreme Court Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) held[…]
New Witness Testifies after Debate over Defendant’s Health
On Monday, November 12, 2012, hearings continued at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) in Case 002,[…]
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“We Were Constantly Terrified”: Vivid Testimony Reveals Details of Life under the Khmer Rouge
On Tuesday, November 6, 2012, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) heard detailed testimony from one of[…]
“Absolute” Suffering: Former Khmer Rouge Soldier Provides Further Details on the Evacuation of Phnom Penh
In a day peppered with exchanges between the defense, prosecution, and bench on appropriate evidentiary procedures, the Trial Chamber in[…]