The Cambodia Tribunal Monitor (CTM) Project of the Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam) is conducting a workshop for all universities in Cambodia, which will focus on the history of Democratic Kampuchea, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), and the resources provided by the CTM website. This outreach program will disseminate information relating to the ongoing development of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal, raise awareness amongst university students on the trials of the Khmer Rouge leaders and on-going developments, as well as encourage more effective utilization of the website for research purposes. To date, the CTM team has successfully conducted the workshop at more than 20 universities, reaching almost 5,000 students. While most of these workshops have been held for universities in Phnom Penh, the CTM team is looking forward to expanding its work to the remaining universities in the provinces and the entire country.

 

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 update 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. In addition, CTM sees a need for greater awareness on the CTM website, which contains the most up-to-date information on the trial and the history of the KR.

 

Looking ahead, CTM sees this workshop as a starting point to a more in-depth seminar for law schools, which will focus on KR history, the ECCC, and basic concepts of international law. 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.

 

For more information please contact: Chy Terith at 017 80 80 17 or Chea Phalla at 023 211 875

Or Kim Sovanndany: truthdany.k@dccam.org

 

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