On March 5, 2014, the Cambodia Tribunal Monitor (CTM) and the Witnessing Justice Projects of the Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam) have conducted a workshop and textbook distribution at University of Management and Economics, Kratie province. The event started with A History of Democratic Kampuchea (1975-1979) textbook distribution to 15,000 high school and university students, and followed by presentations focusing on the history of Democratic Kampuchea, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, and the resources provided by the CTM website. The event was presided over by H.E. Ms. Tun Sa Im, Under-secretary of State of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport.

Almost three decades after the collapse of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime (1975-1979), a hybrid tribunal known as the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) was established by the Royal Government of Cambodia and the United Nations to address the serious human rights violations and crimes committed under the DK regime. The ECCC continues to prosecute the senior leaders of the DK regime and is helping Cambodians to achieve a measure of reconciliation. Yet, judicial measures alone cannot bring justice to the victims. There is a need to raise awareness of the public and especially students—who will be the future leaders of this country—on Khmer Rouge history and the legal process for prosecuting the senior leaders most responsible for the horrors committed under the regime.

DC-Cam hopes to use this outreach as a platform for disseminating information on the history of the Khmer Rouge, the trials of Khmer Rouge leaders, and research tools available for accessing these important topics. It is through this awareness and greater access to resources that the CTM Project hopes to preserve memory and enhance the access to (and understanding of) justice.