Cambodian genocide

The Khmer Rouge regime’s mass killing, forced labor, starvation, and persecution in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, which caused about 1.7 million deaths.

Democratic Kampuchea: The Khmer Rouge–ruled state that governed Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. Its government organized the policies and institutions through which the genocide unfolded.
Khmer Rouge: The communist movement that seized power in Cambodia in 1975 and ruled until 1979. The movement’s leadership and policies carried out the mass violence.
Nuon Chea: A senior Khmer Rouge leader and chief ideologue, convicted of crimes against humanity and genocide. His senior role made his trial central to establishing responsibility within the regime.
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia: A Cambodian court with international participation established to prosecute senior Khmer Rouge leaders and those most responsible. Its trials established legal findings about crimes committed during Democratic Kampuchea.
Forced evacuation of Phnom Penh: The Khmer Rouge’s April 1975 order that emptied Cambodia’s capital and drove residents into the countryside. It began mass displacement, forced labor, and exposure to hunger and disease.
Cambodian Civil War: The 1970–1975 conflict between the Khmer Republic and communist insurgents, including the Khmer Rouge. War and political collapse preceded the Khmer Rouge seizure of power.
Kaing Guek Eav: A Khmer Rouge security official known as Duch who ran the S-21 prison. His testimony and conviction exposed the operation of a major detention center.
Khmer Rouge Tribunal Case 002: The proceedings against senior Khmer Rouge leaders Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan at Cambodia’s internationalized tribunal. The case produced convictions concerning forced transfers, persecution, and genocide.
Khmer Rouge reeducation camps: Detention sites where the Khmer Rouge imprisoned, interrogated, and often killed people it considered enemies. Arbitrary detention and coerced confessions helped identify and eliminate supposed opponents.
Khmer Republic: The Cambodian state established after the 1970 coup against Prince Norodom Sihanouk. Its overthrow by the Khmer Rouge marked the transition to Democratic Kampuchea.

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