US EditionCambodia genocide denial law open to abuse, say critics
- Survivors of the Khmer Rouge's genocidal regime in Cambodia support a new law against denying genocide, which could impose jail sentences and fines on offenders.
- Rights advocates warn this law might suppress legitimate dissent and is seen as a tool for political control by the government.
- Sophal Ear, an associate professor at Arizona State University, stated that the law seeks to reinforce state narratives rather than genuinely encourage historical accountability.
- Critics suggest that the law may be used to benefit former Prime Minister Hun Sen and suppress opposition to his successor.
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Cambodia: Ending the Double Denial of Genocide · Global Voices
Today, if we recognize the extent of extermination that began in 1975, it is psychologically essential for the descendants of the victims to know why their ancestors were killed, according to Professors Pierre Bayard and Soko Phay, on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the fall of Phnom Penh.
Genocide Prevention & Responsibility to Protect
April marks Genocide Prevention and Awareness Month, a time to reflect on the history, causes and victims of past genocides and to mobilize the necessary resolve to confront risks facing populations around the world today who face the threat of genocide and other mass atrocity crimes not for anything they have done, but for who …
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Cambodia genocide denial law open to abuse, say critics
Survivors of the Khmer Rouge's genocidal regime welcome a beefed-up Cambodian law that forbids denying the movement's atrocities, but rights advocates and academics warn it could also stifle legitimate dissent.
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