Publication : Press Release

GENEVA – (21 November 2011) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay on Monday welcomed the opening of a landmark trial of three top Khmer Rouge leaders in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), on charges including genocide, crimes against humanity and torture, but stressed the need for vigilance to ensure the rights of victims in cases before the tribunal are respected.

Information Source : Cambodia: Pillay welcomes start of second Khmer Rouge trial, calls for vigilance to ensure victims’ rights respected

• OHCHR