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UN envoy on migrants criticises ‘blindness’ of EU on Libya
The EU’s leadership team must renew pressure on Libyan authorities to come up with an alternative to this system of arbitrary detention
Khmer Rouge trial rocked by second resignation
Cambodia’s war crimes court has been rocked by the second resignation of an international judge amid a row over whether to pursue more regime members.
Slow road to justice in Khmer Rouge trial
The fading memories and illnesses of witnesses and accused in Cambodia’s historic Khmer Rouge trial is prolonging the justice process.
Khmer Rouge trial sees chief defend regime in video
A top Khmer Rouge leader on trial in Cambodia has been confronted with dramatic footage in which he defends the regime’s bloody purges.
Fruits of tourism sweeten a bitter legacy
Cambodia and Vietnam, both emerging from a violent past, are intent on building a prosperous future.
Khmer Rouge leaders resist genocide trial
Pressure from the Cambodian prime minister to limit its scope and donor fatigue are hobbling the process of bringing leaders to book for war crimes.
Khmer Rouge jail chief asks for ‘strictest punishment’
The Khmer Rouge’s main jail chief told a war crimes court on Wednesday he would like the "strictest level of punishment" — even death by stoning.
Judges grill Khmer Rouge prison chief
Judges at Cambodia’s UN-backed war crimes court grilled the former prison chief of the Khmer Rouge regime on Thursday about his notorious jail.
Khmer Rouge prison chief ‘gave all for revolution’
The Khmer Rouge’s prison chief on Monday told Cambodia’s UN-backed war crimes court that he had ”sacrificed everything” for the revolution.
Khmer Rouge head of state appeals for bail
The head of state under Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge appealed to be released from detention on Friday ahead of his trial at the UN-backed war crimes court.
Killing Fields torturer asks for bail after admitting guilt
Lawyers for the former chief torturer of Cambodia’s genocidal Khmer Rouge on Wednesday requested his release from prison.
Slow progress in Killing Fields torturer’s trial
Cambodia’s ”Killing Fields” tribunal on Wednesday ploughed through lists of witnesses set to testify in the first trial of a senior Khmer Rouge cadre
Cambodia readies for first Khmer Rouge trial
Cambodia’s United Nations-backed war crimes court on Monday made final preparations for its long-awaited first public trial of a Khmer Rouge leader.
Master Indonesian statesperson Alatas dies
Ali Alatas, hailed for brokering the historic 1991 peace settlement to end the war with Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge, has died of a heart attack.
Indonesian diplomat and peace negotiator dies
Ali Alatas, one of Indonesia’s most widely respected foreign ministers, has died. He was 76.