Khmer Rouge Leaders Guilty of War Crimes, Jailed for Life

Published on Aug 11, 2014 by Luke Hunt

Surviving henchmen of Pol Pot guilty of crimes against humanityWritten by Luke Hunt for The DiplomatA full bench of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) has found Pol Pot’s surviving henchmen guilty of crimes against humanity, and sentenced them to spend the rest of their lives behind bars.udge Nil Nonn said a bench of international and Cambodian judges had found Nuon Chea, 88, and Khieu Samphan, 83 guilty of murder, extermination, and an array of other criminal charges partially in regards to the forced evacuation of Phnom Penh in April 1975.Similar criminal charges involving a second phase of forced population movement between September 1975 and late 1977 and the slaughter of soldiers, bureaucrats and their families from....

Pol Pot's Chief Henchmen Face Genocide

Published on Aug 3, 2014 by Luke Hunt

Charges of genocide have been pressed against surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge by prosecutors at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) as the tribunal enters its eighth year with further prosecutions in sight.Read more from Luke Hunt in The Diplomat.

Khmer Rouge Tribunal Gears Up for Next Round

Published on Apr 8, 2014 by Luke Hunt

The Trial Chamber at the Khmer Rouge tribunal has outlined its strategy for Case 002/02, which will see additional charges laid against surviving leaders of Pol Pot’s regime, blamed for the deaths of up to 2.2 million people between April 1975 and early 1979.Read more from Luke Hunt in The Diplomat. .

The Killing Fields; the Search for Justice

Published on Mar 26, 2014 by Luke Hunt

For eight years, the Khmer Rouge Tribunal has attempted to find some kind of justice for those who died under Pol Pot’s ruthless regime, with some success, and at times fought a difficult battle against its detractors.As Communications Officer for the Extraordinary Chambers for the Courts in Cambodia (ECCC), Lars Olsen is charged with disseminating information and handling perceptions of the proceedings. He spoke with The Edge Review’s correspondent Luke Hunt.The Edge Review: Your native Norway is a long way from Cambodia. Why did you decide to move here and take-up the position as Communications Officer with the ECCC?Olsen: All over the world people have heard about the killing fields in Cambodia. When you get a chance to participate in....

Thai Troubles Spoil Southern Peace Talks

Published on Feb 27, 2014 by Luke Hunt

The violent political upheavals in Bangkok have all but scuttled efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in the south where about 6,000 lives have already been lost from an independence rebellion waged by Islamic militants.Read more from Luke Hunt in The Diplomat..