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A lawyer for former Khmer Rouge leader Kaing Guek Eav argued Wednesday that judges in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) should release Kaing, also known as...

Former Khmer Rogue  leader Kaing Guek Eav , also known as "Duch," on Tuesday formally accepted responsibility and apologized for the torture and murder of an estimated 12,000 Cambodians at the prison he ran for the regime. Kaing...

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) began the substantive portion of the first trial of a former Khmer Rogue leader Monday when Kaing Guek Eav was brought...

Guest commentator Vicheka Lay, a legal consultant in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, reflects on the Khmer Rouge trials...In February, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) began the trial of one of the Khmer Rouge's former leaders, Kaing Guek...

Defense lawyers for former Khmer Rouge foreign minister Ieng Sary , on trial for crimes against humanity , have been ordered to remove documents relating to their case...

A judge from the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) announced on Monday that the ECCC's Cambodian employees will not be paid in March. The UN-backed tribunal is staffed by both local...

The US State Department (DOS) on Wednesday released its 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices . Announcing the release , Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the new Barack Obama administration...

UN assistant secretary general for legal affairs Peter Taksoe-Jensen stated Monday that significant progress was made during discussions of corruption alleged to exist in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) [official website;...

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on Tuesday began the trial of former Khmer Rouge leader Kaing Guek-Eav . Kaing, also known as "Duch," faces charges [scheduling order, PDF;...

The first trial in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) is in danger of being tainted by the body's failure to meet international fair trial standards , Human Rights...