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‘Long-overdue’ justice necessary in Cambodia, says Secretary-General Ban

15 April 2008
Noting that today is the tenth anniversary of the death of the notorious Cambodian dictator Pol Pot, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the United Nations-backed tribunal to “soon deliver long-overdue justice for the people” of the South-East Asian country.

UN ends negotiations with Cambodia for proposed court to try former Khmer Rouge

8 February 2002
The United Nations today announced it was ending negotiations with Cambodia to set up a tribunal to try former Khmer Rouge leaders, saying the court as planned would not be fair and that the Government has rejected a proposed agreement governing the assistance that the UN would provide.

UN still awaiting clarification from Cambodia on proposed Khmer Rouge tribunal

11 January 2002
A United Nations spokesman said today that contrary to press reports citing statements by Cambodian officials, the world body was still awaiting clarifications from Phnom Penh concerning a number of points raised earlier by a top UN legal official about a proposed tribunal to try Khmer Rouge leaders.

Cambodia: UN to review draft law on special court to try Khmer Rouge leaders

10 August 2001
The United Nations will study legislation signed today in Cambodia on a special court to try Khmer Rouge leaders, according to a UN spokesman.

Annan says Khmer Rouge trials cannot start until UN-Cambodia MOU is ratified

27 June 2001
Noting recent media statements on the possibility that trials of Khmer Rouge leaders in Cambodia could begin this year, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today that no trials could start until a Memorandum of Understanding between the United Nations and Cambodia is signed and ratified.