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The Exhibit of The Resistance to the Khmer Rouge: Arms and Emotion
Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam), an independent non-governmental Cambodian research institute seeking the truth about the grave human rights abuses of Democratic Kampuchea period with two main objectives of memory and justice, seeks to mount a traveling exhibition of photographic and archival materials to inform the Cambodian and international public about Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) Case 002. Historic Case 002 exhibition will feature photographs of the charged leaders, artifacts, drawings, and reproductions of original documents from the Democratic Kampuchea period including unique letters. Bibliographic information and explanations of the criminal charges brought against the accused will be detailed in captions.
The exhibition seeks to answer the following questions:
1. Who are the leaders to be tried in Case 002?
2. What were their positions during Democratic Kampuchea?
3. What happened to them after the Vietnamese occupied the country?
4. With what crimes have they been charged by the ECCC?
5. Who are defending the accused parties?
6. What are the definitions of and differences between the international
crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes?
After years of outreach by (DC-Cam) and other local NGOs, many if not most Cambodians are aware of the existence of the ECCC judicial proceedings. Nevertheless, there remains much confusion about the identities of the persons charged, the structure and policies of the DK regime, the relevance of the proceedings to harm suffered at the local level, and the legal nuances of how the tribunal works. Likewise, much of the international community is unfamiliar with and uncertain about the tribunal’s work.
On April 30, 2010, to make the exhibit and Case 002 more sounding, DC-Cam, in collaboration with Ohio University, hosted a public talk titled Confronting Genocide in Cambodia. The talk introduced not only the photographic and archival materials exhibit but also ways of coping with the past atrocity through both legal and non-judicial means. Following the temporary exhibit at Baker Theatre, the entire collection of the exhibit was entrusted to the University’s Center for International Collections for a permanent exhibit, located in Alden Library, First Floor. The display will be open to the public in early May 2010.
The exhibition will travel to Cambodian cities and villages throughout 2010
and 2011. It will also travel to major United States universities, including
Duke University, University of California Berkeley, University of Michigan, Rutgers University, Temple University, Ohio University, and the Shoah Foundation at the University of Southern California. Additionally it will travel to Sweden, Belgium, and Denmark.
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