November 2011

Preview of the Defense: Khieu Samphan and Ieng Sary Respond

November 23, 2011

By Christine Evans, Clinical Fellow, Center for International Human Rights, Northwestern University School of Law (JD, LLM)

Khieu Samphan at the ECCC on November 23, 2011

By Christine Evans

Opening statements in Trial 002 ended today with more of the spirited debate and verbal fireworks that have punctuated these proceedings from the beginning...

“A Prison Without Walls”

November 22, 2011

By Christine Evans, Clinical Fellow, Center for International Human Rights, Northwestern University School of Law (JD, LLM)

Nuon Chea

By Christine Evans

The second day of the trial of Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan and Ieng Sary in Case 002 at the ECCC began in a more subdued manner, with the yard around the courthouse noticeably empty of much of the international media and their cameras and gear that had filled the space on the first day of the proceedings...

Opening Day of ECCC Case 002 Trial Proceedings: Day 1 of Prosecution’s Opening Statement

November 21, 2011

By Randle C. DeFalco, Legal Consultant to the Khmer Rouge Fair Trial Project of the Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam)

Ieng Sary at the ECCC - November 21, 2011

By Randle C. DeFalco

On November 21, 2011, the Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) began the long-awaited trial portion of the Court’s premier second case (Case 002)...

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