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The Khmer Rouge Tribunal: Trials and Tribulations

Nov. 30, 2009
The trial of Duch, the Khmer Rouge's chief jailer who oversaw the deaths of 15,000 Cambodians, has ended, but the most difficult challenges for Khmer Rouge tribunal may still be ahead
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