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People receive tickets to enter the courtroom in Cambodia. Photo by Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP/Getty Images.
By: Ryan C. Brooks
PBS.org
In recent years, more Cambodians -- both young and old -- have been confronting the mass killings of the 1970s committed by the Khmer Rouge regime. Another phase of this effort to inform and educate the Cambodian public has been taking place in a crowded courtroom, where the second of two United Nations-administered trials is under way.
Hundreds of Cambodians traveled to the court in Phnom Penh this week to watch two days of opening statements for the defendants -- a group of three top Khmer Rouge leaders who are now in their 80s.
By: Ryan C. Brooks
PBS.org
In recent years, more Cambodians -- both young and old -- have been confronting the mass killings of the 1970s committed by the Khmer Rouge regime. Another phase of this effort to inform and educate the Cambodian public has been taking place in a crowded courtroom, where the second of two United Nations-administered trials is under way.
Hundreds of Cambodians traveled to the court in Phnom Penh this week to watch two days of opening statements for the defendants -- a group of three top Khmer Rouge leaders who are now in their 80s.
2 comments:
very touching video to teach the kids about the past. how come all those kids in higher education are youns?
These kids will grow up and lead the country. Hope they have the hearts for Cambodia.
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