The Lingering Shadow of the Past: A Reflection of the Survivors' next Generation This essay reflects on the history of the Khmer Rouge through a millennial, second-generation survivor's perspective, informed by recounted stories and existing research as way of embracing the future. By Sotheavin Doch
Speak Out Sister Project ‘Speak Out sister project’: the NGO KDKG and its cultural centre Meta House, implements Cambodia’s first multi-media campaign “Speak Out, Sisters” (SOS). SOS raises awareness for the plight of SGBV-survivors in past and present among Cambodian youth as a catalyst for positive change. Project activities include interactive theatre in classrooms, schoolyard exhibitions, intergenerational dialogues, video productions, TV broadcasts and social media outreach in cooperation with NGO “Women’s Media Center” (WMC and the “Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports” (MoEYS). Desired changes are to alter community perceptions of past and present SGBV and to make the broader public more aware that women’s priorities are central to peace.
GIZ Cambodia GIZ Cambodia supports justice and healing processes. The project aims to integrate the ECCC’s experiences into Cambodia’s national reconciliation processes, promoting healing for the victims and long term social reconciliation.
Khmer Rouge Tribunal or Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) Khmer Rouge Tribunal or Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) designed as a resource for researchers, educators, and the general public, the ECCC website provides up-to-date information on the court's proceedings, open access to public archives, and interactive tools to deepen understanding of the legal efforts to address the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge.
Kdei Karuna Kdei Karuna works with young people, schools, and survivors to explore the issue of gender-based violence during the Khmer Rouge regime. Their activities include youth soft skills development, creating safe spaces for sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) survivors, empowering youth leaders to address past community conflicts, and establishing youth-friendly clubs focused on Khmer Rouge history and peer education.
Gender-based Violence under Khmer Rouge This article is based on a presentation by Ms. Kasumi Nagakawa during a panel discussion at a 2015 HBF conference commemorating the 40th anniversary of the fall of Phnom Penh. Read full conference report here
Cambodia the Rise and Fall of Khmer Regime This publication is a learning module found at the Asia Pacific Curriculum website. It is a recommended reading material to understand backgrounds of the evolution of Khmer Rouge regime. It is written by Dr. Eve Monique Zucker who is an independent scholar and research affiliate of the Council on Southeast Asian Studies, Yale University.
Film Review: First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers This is the first major filmic intervention dealing with the genocide by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia in the late 1970s since Roland Joffe’s The Killing Fields in 1984 and will likely reach an even broader audience through its distribution on the online streaming platform Netflix. By Timothy Williams
Personal reflections on the conference – Dealing with the Past: Engaging in the Present Image credits What does justice mean to the different victims of the Khmer Rouge? How can it be found outside of the courts? And can there be appropriate justice? Those are only some of the questions raised in the past days at the conference Dealing with the Past: Engaging in the Present. The leitmotif of the conference – how to deal with the past and how to make sure it will never happen again – has provided a link for discussions about genocide education, justice and the role of women in the context of the Cambodian genocide. From Monday 23rd January 2017 until Friday 27th January 2017 at META HOUSE By Jonas Kramp
