Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Khmer Rouge Leaders Get Life Sentences for Crimes Against Humanity

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Two aging Khmer Rouge leaders have been convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life in prison, three-and-a-half decades after the communist group's bloody rule left nearly a quarter of the Cambodian population dead. A United Nations-backed tribunal ruled Thursday 83-year-old ex-head of state Khieu Samphan and 88-year-old former chief ideologue Nuon Chea were guilty of murder, political persecution and other inhumane acts. Neither showed any emotion as chief judge Nil...

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