Two leaders of the Pol Pot's Khmer Rough regime in Cambodia, Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan, have been convicted of genocide. This is the first time someone from the regime has been convicted. Chea was found guilty of attempts to wipe out ethnic Vietnamese Cambodians and Cham Muslims, while Samphan was found guilty of genocide against ethnic Vietnamese. This verdict is significant because it confirmed that a genocide was happening in Cambodia. This regime was a radical Maoist movement that was created with implications to create an agrarian, self-reliant society. During the four years of this regime, people were tortured, killed, and even worked to death.
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46217896
Abby Widd
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