Cambodia Khmer Rouge

The regime may be long gone, but its legacy lives on in the institutions, behaviors, and fears that continue to shape Cambodia today.

April 17, 1975 – the day Phnom Penh fell – can perhaps never be fully reappropriated because of the strong sense of shame and pain that surrounds it.

A conversation with Lars Olsen about Cambodia’s hybrid tribunal and lessons for prosecuting war crimes elsewhere.

Establishing the Sleuk Rith Institute would meet this need, and more.  

An insulting end to a messy week for the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia.

40 years after the invasion that toppled the Khmer Rouge, it’s clear China emerged the ultimate winner.

Decimated by genocide, Cambodia's educational progress so far is surely commendable.

In his final stronghold, the Khmer Rouge leader is remembered differently.

With China as his main patron, Hun Sen has conveniently forgotten its role in propping up the Pol Pot regime.

It took 30 years of struggle to make the tribunal happen. Now a new battle begins to fairly judge its legacy.

Leading by example, he taught a nation how to forgive without forgetting

Angelina Jolie and Netflix bring the story of the Khmer Rouge back to Cambodia and let Cambodians tell it.