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February 03, 2012

"The crimes by Kaing Guek Eav were undoubtedly among the worst in recorded human history."

- KONG SRIMjudge in Cambodia's UN-backed genocide court. The court has rejected an appeal by Khmer Rouge jailer Duch, born Kaing Guek Eav, and increased his sentence to life imprisonment.
November 23, 2010

"I thought I would die on the spot."

- CHEA SREY LAK,a 27-year-old Cambodian woman, recalling the stampede at a festival in Phnom Penh that left at least 349 people dead and hundreds injured
October 14, 2008

"We are in our homeland. How can they expect us to leave our home?"

- SOMPONG AMORNVIVAT,Thai foreign minister, on an ultimatum issued by Cambodia for Thailand to withdraw its soldiers from a disputed border area no later than Oct. 14

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