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U.S. Department of State spokesperson Ned Price condemns retaliatory attacks on civilians "whether by organized military or security forces or by rogue elements". Previously, Secretary of State Antony Blinken had warned of ongoing crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide.
2021-07-12

The Cambodian Ministry of Culture and exiled politician Mu Sochua condemn American-Canadian digital media company "Vice" for publishing an article about an art project aiming to colorize photographs of inmates interred at Khmer Rouge-era prison Tuol Sleng, after social media users noticed that the photos were edited to have the subjects smiling. The article was subsequently deleted.
2021-04-11

Former Deputy Prime Minister of Spain Rodolfo Martín Villa declares before the Argentine courts accused of genocide and crimes against humanity for the role of the police during his tenure as Minister of the Interior between 1976 and 1979, especially for the Vitoria massacre in 1976.
2020-09-3

United Nations officials announce the creation of a new team in Geneva to investigate possible war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide during the Syrian Civil War in order to prepare for future prosecutions of those responsible.
2017-02-16

A French court sentences two former Rwandan mayors of the town of Kabarondo to life in prison on charges of crimes against humanity and genocide committed during the Rwandan Genocide in 1994. During the genocide, Hutu extremists massacred over 2,000 Tutsi who sought refuge in the town.
2016-07-7

Nuon Chea, the most senior surviving Khmer Rouge leader, is declared fit for trial by a United Nations-backed court in Cambodia.
2013-03-30

Former Khmer Rouge senior official and Foreign Minister of Kampuchea Ieng Sary dies during a genocide trial in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
2013-03-14

Former Khmer Rouge leader Ieng Thirith is unfit to face a genocide trial in Cambodia due to dementia.
2012-09-13

Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan, two of the most senior surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge, appear in a Cambodian court to request release from pre-trial detention.
2011-01-31

The United Nations-backed Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia indict four Khmer Rouge leaders for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity for their role in the regime in the late 1970s, including Pol Pot's deputy Nuon Chea, former Foreign Minister Ieng Sary, Social Affairs minister Ieng Thirith and head of state Khieu Samphan.
2010-09-16