The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on Wednesday issued its first genocide charges against two former Khmer Rouge leaders. Former deputy leader and chief ideologist Nuon Chea and foreign...
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Cambodia genocide court to allow individual prosecutions for government actions
The co-investigating judges for the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) released an order Wednesday that will allow the use of the controversial legal concept of joint criminal enterprise (JCE) to...
Cambodia genocide court rejects motion for judicial bias probe
The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on Tuesday rejected a request by lawyers for a former Khmer Rouge leader to examine two international judges for bias. Lawyers representing former minister...
Cambodia court orders Khmer Rouge lawyers to remove documents from website
Defense lawyers for former Khmer Rouge foreign minister Ieng Sary , on trial for crimes against humanity , have been ordered to remove documents relating to their case...
Cambodia genocide court finds ex-Khmer Rouge officials fit for trial
The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) has denied requests by former Khmer Rouge officials Nuon Chea and Ieng Sary to receive court-appointed medical experts who would determine whether the...
Cambodia court denies bail request of former Khmer Rouge official Ieng Thirith
Judges at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) Wednesday denied the bail request of former Khmer Rouge minister for social affairs Ieng Thirith , finding that she could be...
Ex-Khmer Rouge official appeals detention for Cambodia genocide
Ieng Sary , former Foreign Minister during the Khmer Rouge regime , appeared before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) for the second day Tuesday to appeal his detention...
Cambodia genocide court to decide on detention of ex-Khmer Rouge official
Former Cambodian Foreign Minister Ieng Sary is set to appeal his provisional detention in a June 30 open hearing to be broadcast on radio and TV stations, according to documents [scheduling order, PDF;...
Former Khmer Rouge minister makes first appearance before Cambodian tribunal
Former Khmer Rouge minister for social affairs Ieng Thirith made her first appearance in court Tuesday at a bail hearing before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) [official...
Khmer Rouge war crimes suspect back in ECCC custody after hospitalization
Former Cambodian Foreign Minister Ieng Sary , accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his role in the Khmer Rouge communist regime of the 1970s, has returned to ECCC custody after his...