Acknowledgement

At the Human Rights Center, Alexey Berlind provided administrative support to the project. Eleanor Taylor-Nicholson, Rotary Peace Scholar at UC Berkeley, Jennie Sherwin, and Roger Sherwin of Tulane University provided editorial comments on the manuscript. Austin McKinley provided the original illustration on the cover. In Cambodia, Dr. Andreas Selmeci and Christoph Sperfeldt of the the Civil Peace Service of GIZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH and Panhavuth Long of the Cambodian Justice Initiative provided support during the course of the study. Hun Thirith, Hoc Vatha, Lim Sidedine, Ke Kuntha Mealea, and Mao Sophon supervised the data collection team in the field. And the following individuals conducted the interviews: Korn Bounthan, Vann Sarem, Oum Monivann, Meas Linmoniroth, Bun Malen, Hou Dalin, Som Dany, Oum Moniraksmey, Vith Navin, Bun Narith, Ben Sokly, Ban Ravuth, Touch Bounaroth, Heng Vanak, Nou Chanra, Song Thea, Hun Rithy, Kis Channy, Sok Chamroeun, and Keo Odam.

We would like to thank the Civil Peace Service of GIZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH and Open Society Initiative, Southeast Asia Program for their support throughout this project, and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation for its core support to the Initiative.

We are most grateful to the Cambodian population and its 1,000 representatives who agreed to share their experience, views, and opinions about the Khmer Rouge Regime, the ECCC, and the way to move forward.