This Friday, February 12th, 2010 the Center for Justice & Reconciliation (CJR) will hold a public forum to aid Khmer Rouge survivors in Battambang, Cambodia. The forum, entitled “Moving Forward, Together: Transforming Killing Fields to Healing, Living Fields,” will convene in the courtyard of Samrong Khnong Pagoda in the Ek Phnom District, an authentic site included in the scope of investigation for Case 002 in the Extraordinary Chambers of the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC). It is believed that over 10,000 people were detained and murdered here between 1975-1979.
One hundred and fifty participants from the community, including 30 students, will engage in open dialogue with one another, CJR staff, representatives of the Association of Khmer Rouge Victims in Cambodia, ECCC officials, and experts in psychology and trauma at the forum.
We hope that you will join us for this important event. Please see the attached public announcement, forum agenda and travel information.
One hundred and fifty participants from the community, including 30 students, will engage in open dialogue with one another, CJR staff, representatives of the Association of Khmer Rouge Victims in Cambodia, ECCC officials, and experts in psychology and trauma at the forum.
We hope that you will join us for this important event. Please see the attached public announcement, forum agenda and travel information.
Sincerely,
The CJR Team
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Center for Justice & Reconciliation
"Moving Forward, Together"
#207 E1 St. 63, BKK I
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Tel: +855.23.213.442
Web: http://cjr-cambodia.org
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10 comments:
Reconciliation, justice, you talk? What I see is, the killers or the winners just want to shut up victims mouth and hide their crimes, their horrors through a propounds machine named, ECC, Reconciliation, justice, peace, stability and so on.... Justice, peace or reconciliation will not exist through justice of the but Justice of the Victims. Everyone must take their responsibility, victims as well as the killers and profiteers of the crimes. The criminals must at their places and victims theirs, not inversely
Died to the assassins, all assassins and their partners as sympathizers
Fuken ECC
fuken CJR
fuken UN,
fuken khmer rouge yuons,the assassins
fuken all criminals
glad to see cambodia is working toward the healing process. god bless cambodia.
that's right cambodia do want to move forward with and leave th past atrocity behind for good, however, we also think it is important to educate our people and the world about it as well so it won't allow to happen again!
of course, cambodia and the world cannot and should not ignore what has happened in cambodia during the 1970s (1975- 1979), one of the darkest period in khmer history, really! we all can learn from it, whether it is good or bad, you know!
1970-1976: Vietminh alias CPP killed Khmers.
1975-1979: Khmer rouges killed Khmers.
1976-1979: Khmer rouges killed Vietminhs.
1993-2009: Vietminhs destroy Khmers souls.
2008-today: some Khmer victims serve Vietminhs, their killers.
DO NOT COMPROMISE JUSTICE FOR PERSONAL BENEFICIAL GAIN!
LET JUSTICE REVEAL THE THRUTH NOT REVENT WE WANT!
COME AND ANSWER AT THE COURT HOR NAM HONG, KIET CHORN, SIMKA AND SO ON........!
LET HELP THE COURT FIND THE THRUTH SO REAL PEACE CAN COME!
DO NOT COMPROMISE JUSTICE FOR PERSONAL BENEFICIAL GAIN!
LET JUSTICE REVEAL THE THRUTH NOT REVENT WE WANT!
COME AND ANSWER AT THE COURT HOR NAM HONG, KIET CHORN, SIMKA AND SO ON........!
LET HELP THE COURT FIND THE THRUTH SO REAL PEACE CAN COME!
what will the survivors get back from these? is it an idea to stop prosecuting the murders like ah noun chea, ah ieng sary and ah slap kiev sophon ? using word reconcile to give them a pardon ? they commited this crime against their owns country they must pay for these. fuck murders..u will go to hell after spending the rest of your life in jail.
It reminds me so much of this place as my father was killed here, and I was locked up here for three days before my escape in 1977. Good to see this place is now remembered.
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