"It's a big day ... the spotlight's on Cambodia". So said Peter Foster, spokesman for the Cambodian genocide tribunal, on hosting its first public hearing today. Kang Kek Ieu, or "Duch", former head of Tuol Sleng jail in Phnom Penh, and "alleged chief torturer" of the Khmer Rouge is the first former leader of the regime to be charged by the court. The UN-backed tribunal was finally set up last year following years of political and financial wrangling.
Magnum photographer John Vink has been following the trial, with hopes that the long wait for justice is nearly over. See his work-in-progress here, plus many other projects focusing on human rights and social issues in Cambodia and elswhere around the world. Plus, Var Hong Ashe tells her story of survival.
Justice for Cambodia - Khmer Rouge trial
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