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What is Khmer Rouge

Chapter 10
Handbook of Research on Transitional Justice and Peace Building in Turbulent Regions
A Cambodian Communist movement that was active as a guerrilla force from the 1960s to the 1990s and held power under the leadership of Pol Pot from 1975 to 1979.
Published in Chapter:
Post-Conflict Justice in Cambodia: The Legacy of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal
Daniel Heilmann (Independent Researcher, Germany)
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 17
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9675-4.ch010
Abstract
This paper looks at the role that the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia play in the context of post-conflict justice in Cambodia. The first trial against one of the main perpetrators was completed in 2010; the first phase of the second case against two high-ranking leaders of the Khmer Rouge has been completed in 2014. This study includes an analysis of how the Tribunal has influenced the legal and political culture in Cambodia, and the ways in which the work of the Tribunal has changed the perception of common people concerning the Khmer Rouge period. The paper also looks at the proceedings before the Tribunal and discusses whether the Tribunal has, in the eyes of all relevant stakeholders, lived up to expectations. The interaction between the Cambodian government and the international community is crucial in this context. Finally, the Tribunal's lasting legacy is scrutinized in regard to its effect on the Cambodian legal system and in regard to the ECCC's outreach, education and documentation activities.
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Chapter 20
Rice Plus and Family Solidarity: Rural Cambodian Widows' Economic Coping Practices
The indigenous insurgency (“red Khmer”) that overthrew the central government in Cambodia in 1975 and ruled Cambodia for four years, imposing an extreme form of agrarian communism. Education, religion, commerce, and money were eliminated, with teachers, monks, and businessmen executed at point blank range. The capital Phnom Penh was evacuated and the residents were assigned to communes to produce food. The leader of the movement was Pol Pot, the nom de guerre of Saloth Sar, who was exposed to communist ideas while studying in Paris. Rice production under Pol Pot was egregiously mismanaged, resulting in death by starvation for hundreds of thousands. Many thousands of other people were executed for opposing Khmer Rouge policies. It is estimated that 2.2 million people died under the Khmer Rouge before the Vietnamese army invaded in 1979 and took control of Cambodia.
Published in Chapter: Rice Plus and Family Solidarity: Rural Cambodian Widows' Economic Coping Practices; From: Handbook of Research on Multicultural Perspectives on Gender and Aging
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