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From
1st July 2004 on KID’s Legal Unit started working
on a project on “Fair Trial Principles”
with respect to the upcoming Khmer Rouge Tribunal.
The core team working on this project is composed
of six Cambodian Program Officers (all law graduates)
and one German lawyer from the Church Development
Service (EED).
Our
visions:
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The vision of this project is that genocide, crimes
against humanity and any other gross human rights
violations will never happen again in Cambodia.
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Therefore KID strives for a Cambodia where the rule
of law is respected and an independent and impartial
judiciary observes the principles of fair trial
for all Cambodians.
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KID wishes to contribute to an atmosphere of trust
among Cambodians so the trauma of the Pol Pot times
can heal and mutual understanding can grow.
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In our future Cambodia all citizen shall enjoy real
peace after a national reconciliation process and
shall enjoy their human rights for a democratic
and better development of the country.
Our
main goals:
KID
therefore in particular wants
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to train a competent team of young Cambodian law
bachelors who later will observe and monitor properly
the Khmer Rouge Tribunal to help to ensure proceedings
which respect international standards.
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to increase and deepen the knowledge of Cambodian
citizens about
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fair trial principles with respect to |
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1. the upcoming Khmer Rouge Tribunal |
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the current weak courts and their unfair proceedings
and arbitrary jurisdiction |
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experiences
in other countries with coping strategies of genocide
like truth commissions, international trials,
public apologies, etc. |
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Pol
Pot’s regime in general (historical, political
and social backgrounds), because survivors of
massive human rights abuses have the right to
know the truth about what has happened. |
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to engage Cambodian citizens in the Khmer Rouge
court process either as witnesses or as petitioner.
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to provide opportunities for a dialogue among survivors.
In order to achieve these goals KID will conduct several
workshops and open forums on the above mentioned topics
in Kampot and Kampong Cham.
Prior to the workshops and open forums a survey will
be conducted by using a multiple choice questionnaire.
If you also want to participate in the survey
please fill in the questionnaire and send it to krt1.kid@online.com.kh
or to krt2.kid@online.com.kh
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