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A scholar's journey to understand the needs of Pol Pot's survivors

  • Written by John Ciorciari, Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of Michigan
Cambodian villagers walk to a courtroom before appeal hearings for two Khmer Rouge senior leaders facing charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. AP Photo/Heng Sinith

Forty-three years ago today, the Khmer Rouge took power in Cambodia. Their radical regime, led by the dictator Pol Pot, inflicted countless atrocities and left...

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