Cambodia - Pictures

Thirty years after the genocide, as the trial of Khmer Rouge leaders begins, there is hope that justice in the courtroom may bring a sense of healing to the people of Cambodia. But the violence of the past lives invisibly on, in the memories of survivors, and in the land itself: Cambodia is one of the most heavily mined countries in the world. 1. Choun Sath Choun Sath was born in 1950 in Prey Veng Province. In 1972, a lan... More

Organizations will be trying to find the mines forever. I was born in Srok Svay Tieb. I am 50 years old. On October 10th in 1979, 30 years ago, I was walking down the road to get some fish and some rice for the family to eat. I didn’t know there were mines where I was walking and suddenly one blew up under my legs. The one I stepped on was on a battlefield between Pol Pot and Lon Nol. They put mines down all over, and ... More