Case 002/01… KRT Trial Monitor C002 – Special Report on Ieng Thirith’s Fitness to Stand Trial (November 2012) 14 Nov 20128 Aug 2015 Ieng Thirith, alias “Phea,” is one of four Accused in Case 002 at the ECCC. She was indicted on 10 September 2010 for crimes against humanity, genocide, and grave breaches…
Case 001… KRT Trial Monitor C001 – Lessons Learned from the ‘Duch’ Trial 31 Dec 20098 Aug 2015 The following report provides an overview of the proceedings in the Duch trial, with a view to summarizing the ‘lessons learned’ from the ECCC’s first case, both for future cases at the…
Case 001… KRT Trial Monitor C001 – Issue 11 (Week Ending 5 July 2009) 5 Jul 20098 Aug 2015 This week’s proceedings centred on hearing the testimony of 4 witnesses who purport to be former detainees at S-21. Kept alive because of their skills, Vann Nath, Chum Mei and…
Case 001… KRT Trial Monitor C001 – Issue 9 (Week Ending 21 June 2009) 21 Jun 20098 Aug 2015 Although Duch continued to show remorse and admit that atrocities occurred at S-21 this week, he also consistently denied much of his personal involvement in both the decision-making process and…
Case 001… KRT Trial Monitor C001 – Issue 2 (Week Ending 1 April 2009) 1 Apr 20098 Aug 2015 Following on from a largely symbolic hearing in mid-February, the Trial Chamber of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal recorded a second historic milestone this week by declaring open substantive proceedings in…
Case 001… KRT Trial Monitor C001 – Issue 1 (17-18 February 2009) 18 Feb 20098 Aug 2015 After several months of anticipation and a decade of negotiations, initial hearings in the case of The Prosecutor v Kaing Guek Eav alias ‘Duch’ were held at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal (‘KRT’)…