http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/5050/cambodia_women_and_war Comments for "Cambodia: women and war, " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/5050/cambodia_women_and_war <p> <strong><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2015/2062323782_1a670fc670_o_d.jpg" alt="" /></strong> </p> <p> <strong>by Devi Leiper</strong> </p> <p> <img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2383/1802073365_0df998811a_m_d.jpg" alt="" hspace="7" align="left" />With the <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3712482.stm">Khmer Rouge Tribunals</a> underway, Cambodia is frequently revisited in the media. Stories of murder, violence, and fear are used to paint Cambodia&#39;s recent past, and I wonder what this means for the present. Are the tribunals a symbolic end to war? The last step towards achieving peace? Some see the tribunals as a long-awaited act of justice, and others argue it only opens old wounds. Thinking about Cambodia&#39;s experience of war and peace, today, at the beginning of the 16 days campaign and its thematic questions on the continuing obstacles and challenges for ending gender-based violence, what do these tribunals really mean to the women of Cambodia? </p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/5050/cambodia_women_and_war" class="read-more" title="Read the rest of this posting.">Read the rest of this post...</a><p><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/5050/cambodia_women_and_war">read more</a></p> http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/5050/cambodia_women_and_war#comment 16 days against gender violence Devi Leiper 5050 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:07:04 +0000 35150 at http://www.opendemocracy.net