Cambodia Genocide

In 1994, the U.S. Congress enacted the Cambodian Genocide JusticeAct, which provided for the establishment of a U.S. Department ofState Office of Cambodian Genocide Investigations. The lawrequired this office to contract with private "individuals andorganizations" to make preparations to bring the perpetrators ofthis genocide to justice. ...

Asked what historical evidence leads to the conclusion ofgenocide, Professor Ben Kiernan, the head of Yale's CambodianGenocide Program, said "the large percentage of the populationthat died within a short period of time, or were killed -- abouttwenty to twenty-five percent of the population in four years,"which amounts to about 1.7 million people. ... [Read More]

Global Care Unlimited Youth Ambassadors Tour Cambodia With Clear Path International

In February 2005, Tenafly (New Jersey) Middle School teacher Mark Hyman and a Youth Delegation from Global Care Unlimited joined James and Terri Hathaway of Clear Path International on a tour of Cambodia. This journey was part of Global Care’s Cambodian Humanitarian Initiative, which seeks to educate American communities about the humanitarian needs of Cambodia and to provide support to alleviate these conditions. The Global Care delegation was particularly excited to visit the rehabilitation site of Clear Path and Cambodian Volunteers for Community Development, which Global Care Unlimited had helped fund in 2004. The students were thrilled to learn firsthand about the excellent rehabilitation programs offered for landm ... [Read More]

Cambodia

In 2001, a law was promulgated to establish Extraordinary Chambers to bring Khmer Rouge leaders to justice for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes committed from 1975 through 1979. The Government had sought assistance and cooperation from the U.N. since 1997, as well as financial assistance from foreign donors, to make the tribunal operational. On May 13, the U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution approving a draft agreement between the U.N. and the Government for prosecution of crimes during the Democratic Kampuchea period. ... [Read More]

US Department Of State Post Report

Hinton, Alexander Laban.  Why Did They Kill?  Cambodia in the Shadow of Genocide.  University of California Press:  Berkeley, CA, 2005. ... [Read More]

USIS Washington File: TEXT: ROTH TESTIMONY ON CAMBODIA SITUATION

I know our primary purpose today was to review the prospects for Cambodia's elections, but I would be remiss if I did not reiterate our policy on justice and accountability for those senior Khmer Rouge leaders responsible for genocide against the Cambodian people, and other serious violations of humanitarian law. Despite the death of Pol Pot in April, we believe strongly that those surviving senior Khmer Rouge leaders responsible for such crimes from 1975-1979 should be held accountable. We have discussed this issue with many governments over the last year, and have made it clear we are prepared to support -- and work to implement -- any of a variety of options, should these senior Khmer Rouge leaders become accessible to the international community. Our preferred option is to establish an international tribunal similar to the ones established for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. We have circulated a draft resolution with United Nations Security Council members that would accompli ... [Read More]

FY 1999-2000 Human Rights and Democracy Fund Projects

·         East Asia Democracy Forum ($278,000) – This program supports a series of conferences, workshops, and training programs to help develop and strengthen democracy in the region and develop a network of democracy proponents throughout Asia.Worldwide/Regional [Read More]

Cambodia

In August 2001, a law was promulgated to establish Extraordinary Chambers to bring Khmer Rouge leaders to justice for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes committed from 1975 through to 1979. The Government had sought assistance and cooperation from the United Nations (U.N.) since 1997, as well as financial assistance from foreign donors, to make the tribunal operational. In February the U.N. announced that it would no longer participate in negotiations with the country to establish a "mixed" tribunal, because the U.N. was not confident it could reach an agreement to establish a court that was independent, impartial, and objective. In early July, the Government announced that it had sought to revive negotiations. On August 20, the U.N. spokesman announced that the U.N. Secretariat would resume negotiations on a Khmer Rouge Tribunal if it were to receive a "clear mandate" from either the U.N. Security Council or the U.N. General Assembly. On December 19, the U.N. Gener ... [Read More]

Cambodia

Government authorities removed publications from the public purview during the year. In December, the Government confiscated a book accusing senior government officials of the CPP party of genocide in the Khmer Rouge era. In February 2003, local authorities removed copies of a controversial booklet that insinuated that Prime Minister Hun Sen's wife played a role in the death of the popular actress, Piseth Pilika; however, the booklets were sold at the SRP's headquarters and published at the printing house without government interference. ... [Read More]

Safe Passage Newsletter: Reinforcing Humanitarian Mine Action and Small Arms and Light Weapons Abatement, June 2005

The Global Care delegation was particularly excited to visit the rehabilitation site of Clear Path/CVCD, which Global Care Unlimited had helped fund in 2004. The students learned firsthand about the excellent rehabilitation programs offered for landmine survivors and their families. They also appreciated the opportunity to visit the MAG training site and learn about the different stages of mine detection and removal. In addition, the Global Care delegation learned about the Khmer Rouge genocide with a visit to Tuol Sleng and the Ek Choueng Killing Fields. ... [Read More]