Throughout Cambodia, victims often live within the same community as the person that perpetrated direct crimes against their family and friends. Despite the decades that have passed, tensions still exist from a lack of communication that continues to foster anger, hatred, and misunderstanding. In one village, a victim recalls the arrest of his mother, who was subsequently tortured in the nearby pagoda. He states, “The spies who arrested my mother are now living in my village. I am still angry with them, but I cannot do anything.” Read more
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