PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, April 6 (UPI) -- A notorious former Khmer Rouge prison commander on trial for war crimes says U.S. backing for Cambodia's right-wing government set the stage for genocide.
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The alleged main torturer in the Khmer Rouge regime appeared Tuesday before a genocide tribunal as it opened its hearing in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Khieu Samphan arrived Wednesday in the Cambodian capital amid speculation the ailing former Khmer Rouge premier may face U.N. tribunal genocide charges.
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, July 21 (UPI) -- Ta Mok, known as "The Butcher" during the Khmer Rouge's genocide in Cambodia in the 1970s, has died at age 80 before facing trial for his alleged crimes.
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, March 5 (UPI) -- The former Khmer Rouge president of Cambodia, Khieu Samphan denies any role in the genocide of the 1970s in memoirs published Friday, the BBC reported.
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A former head of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime has publicly acknowledged genocide took place in the 1970s.
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, June 6 (UPI) -- The United Nations and Cambodia signed a deal Friday that would allow members of the Khmer Rouge to be tried for war crimes.
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Cambodian and U.N. officials met again Wednesday on establishing Extraordinary Chambers within Phnom Penh's judicial system to try former Khmer Rouge leaders. The exploratory talks on trying suspects for crimes against humanity were to continue indefinite
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Talks between the United Nations and Cambodia resumed Monday to establish a special court to try former Khmer Rouge leaders. They would be tried for crimes against humanity.
UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan Friday instructed his top legal adviser, Hans Corell, to end talks with Cambodia over establishing a special court to try former Khmer Rouge leaders for war crimes. Corell said as drawn, the Phnom Penh court lacks imparti