Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Cambodian Tribunal Considers Next Phase of Khmer Rouge Trial

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The U.N.-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal in Cambodia has begun considering the scope and timing of a second phase of trial for two aging regime leaders. Lawyers for former head of state Khieu Samphan Tuesday said the court should wait until it delivers a verdict in the first phase of the trial. They add that a hasty trial could jeopardize the rights of the defendants. But the international prosecutor for the tribunal, William Smith, told the court Tuesday that donors “continue to pay...

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