Cambodia tribunal Monitor
By Michael Saliba, J.D. (Northwestern Law ’09), Consultant to the Center for International Human Rights, Northwestern University School of Law
Over the past week, the court in the trial of Kaing Guek Eav (alias Duch) received testimony from 16 civil parties. These civil parties represented both foreign and Cambodian nationals. They all lost family members at Tuol Sleng prison (S-21) during the period of Democratic Kampuchea. They represented parents, siblings, cousins, in-laws, and children of the victims. Some of the children never had a chance to know their parents. Several civil parties had themselves been detained and sent to re-education camps during this period. Within that group, some had even joined the revolution and worked for the regime before their arrest and detention.
Despite these many differences, several common...
August 24, 2009
By Michael Saliba, J.D. (Northwestern Law ’09), Consultant to the Center for International Human Rights, Northwestern University School of Law
The court began by acknowledging the progress it has made in the past week in the trial of Kaing Guek Eav (alias Duch). Accordingly, the chamber announced that it planned to hear the final civil party testimonies today, followed by expert witness testimony tomorrow on the issue of civil party claims for reparation. The chamber will then spend approximately two days to hear the defense challenges of civil party applications. Finally, it will receive testimony relating to the character of the accused before scheduling closing statements.Today’s proceedings did not progress as quickly as anticipated due in large part to civil parties straying from relevant facts during their testimonies. Pursuant to...
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20 August 2009: Trial of Kaing Guek Eav (alias "Duch")
18 August 2009: Trial of Kaing Guek Eav (alias "Duch")
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