Khmer Rogue Legacy Still Lingers 31 Years On

(07 Jan 10 - RV) Today, Cambodia is celebrating 31 years since the overthrow of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime by invading Vietnamese forces.


A U.N.-backed genocide tribunal is currently seeking justice for an estimated 1.7 million people who died from execution, overwork, disease and malnutrition as a result of the regime's policies during its 4 year rule.


The director of Jesuit Refugee Service in Cambodia, Sr Denise Coghlan, says that the moral effects of the regime are still present in Cambodian society today: