The Challenge of Time and Justice

Melissa     Empower Women, Ethical Fashion, Trafficking News & Information     0

From 1975 to 1979 Cambodia suffered under the hand of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. Even now more than thirty years later, the country bears the scars of the abuse and many of the wounds are yet unhealed. The Khmer Rouge is part of the reason Cambodia is such a hotbed of human trafficking today. When justice moves slowly it makes it hard for the country to healing, and often healing isn’t as complete as it could’ve been. Last week the court specially appointed to deal with cases from the Khmer Rouge declared the regimes “first lady” unfit forRead more

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Reclaiming History and Cambodia

Melissa     Books & Resources, Everyday Abolitionist, Survivor Stories, Trafficking News & Information     3

Read previous posts about Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge. Last week we looked at some information about the Khmer Rouge and the devastation the remains in Cambodia because of the genocide the Khmer Rouge carried out. If you’re like most Americans, all or part of that information came as a shock to you. As I researched, even knowing some of about the topic beforehand, I thought, This is huge. How on earth did this happen so close to my lifetime, without me having heard about it. It shocks me and makes me outraged at the lack of 20th century worldRead more

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Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge

Melissa     Books & Resources, Everyday Abolitionist, Survivor Stories, Trafficking News & Information     4

  Read last week’s post about Cambodia. The Khmer Rouge was a communist regime that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. The leader, Pol Pot, left a legacy of genocide and famine. It was one of the most lethal regimes of the 20th century. Cambodia is still recovering from the damage it caused. According to HumanTrafficking.org, “The International Labour Organization argues that the aftermath of the Khmer Rouge regime is still felt both psychologically and economically and plays a direct role in labor and sexual exploitation arising from ill-prepared migration. The upheavals caused by the conflict and lack of opportunitiesRead more