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JURIST Guest Columnist Christopher Hale, Senior Counsel at the American Bar Association Center for Human Rights, argues that the Convention Against Torture should not be used as a tool to protect those accused of torture and that the ECCC must...

The Supreme Court Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on Tuesday ordered that former Khmer Rouge leader Ieng Thirith remain in detention . The Trial Chamber found...

Former second-in-command of the Cambodian Khmer Rouge regime on Monday denied responsibility for the deaths of around 1.7 million people during the regime's rule during the 1970s at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC)...

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on Monday officially opened the trial of three former Khmer Rouge officials charged with crimes against humanity, breach of international law and genocide. Prosecutors began their...

Defense lawyers for Nuon Chea , a former leader of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime filed a lawsuit Monday against Prime Minister Hun Sen for interfering with the UN-backed war crimes...

The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia Surya Subedi on Wednesday urged the Cambodian government to review a proposed law that would hinder non-governmental organization (NGO) efforts in the country. The proposed Law on Associations...

The UN-backed Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on Thursday ordered the trials of four alleged Khmer Rouge leaders be split into a series of smaller trials . The ECCC said that...

The UN-backed Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on Wednesday concluded three days of hearings in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh aimed at determining whether two senior Khmer Rouge ...

The UN's Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on Monday began conducting its fitness hearing to prosecute individuals for mass killings and other crimes committed under the Khmer Rouge...

Judges for the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) announced on Monday that they have "serious doubts" that the suspects being investigated by the court are those "most responsible" for...