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2017-05-08

I sat under the pagoda, moved by the monks’ chanting, which was accompanied by a chorus of over forty attendees. The incantations concluded the Testimonial Therapy ceremony and the four participants rose from their seated position, with therapists by their sides. Behind the pagoda, a monument stood…

2017-03-10

  A woman sitting next to me in a dance performance, I realize, is crying. It is hard to tell at first because she holds her body so still but tears pour down her weathered face.  Her hands trembled slightly as they clutch a tissue. As she watches the dancers swirl around the stage, she was…

2016-10-28

The suit jacket that Chhun Phanapha is wearing is such a bright shade of pink that it seems to be glowing. It is the first thing you notice about her when you walk in the room. The second is the aura of capability and calmness she gives off, and the third is her voice: soft and lyrical, like…

2016-09-15

The silence in the pagoda is almost deafening. Under a clutch of trees a group of children are playing but they seem to make only a little more noise than the long lengths of tangerine fabric hanging to dry in the breeze, and they disappear soon after we arrive.In Cambodia it is difficult to…

2016-09-02

  Starting 22 August 2016, the Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) began hearing evidence on the trial topic of Regulation of Marriage, including charges of forced marriage and rape during the period of Democratic Kampuchea. Eight Civil Parties,…

2016-02-26

The Meet the Court initiative of the Public Affairs Section is an attempt to give more insight to the inner workings of the ECCC, by interviewing some of the staff members working behind the scenes.Human Resources Assistant Ms. Lourdes Vano had humble beginnings back in her home country, the…

2016-02-23

The Meet the Court initiative of the Public Affairs Section is an attempt to give more insight to the inner workings of the ECCC, by interviewing some of the staff members working behind the scenes.We invite you to meet them.Conference interpreter Mr. Bunleng Cheung certainly knows what true…

2016-02-19

The Meet the Court series of the Public Affairs Section was started with a goal: to highlight and celebrate the diverse stories and backgrounds of the people who contribute their knowledge and skills to the Khmer Rouge Tribunal. In light of the court's continued efforts to achieve its objectives,…

2016-02-15

The Meet the Court series of the Public Affairs Section was started with a goal: to highlight and celebrate the diverse stories and backgrounds of the people who contribute their knowledge and skills to the Khmer Rouge Tribunal. In light of the court's continued efforts to achieve its objectives,…

2016-02-08

The Meet the Court series of the Public Affairs Section continues to highlight and celebrate the diverse stories and backgrounds of the people who contribute their knowledge and skills to the Khmer Rouge Tribunal. Today we are pleased to feature Mr. Chanthy Em, Library Assistant under the Records…

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