From 1975 to 1979 the Khmer Rouge killed a staggering 1.7 million people. In an orchestrated slaughter, more ambitious than even Hitler's or Stalin's, they exterminated almost a quarter of Cambodia's population - old, young and babies. Today, nearly two years after the last remnants of the Khmer Rouge surrendered their arms, the victims of their genocide are still waiting for justice. So far not a single Khmer Rouge leader has been tried over the crimes. Instead, in recent years, the Government has granted the killers a series of amnesties to persuade them to give up their armed struggle. "I ask all Cambodians to let bygones be bygones", says Khieu Samphan, the Khmer Rouge Prime Minister, expecting full amnesty and forgiveness. But pressure from the United Nations has meant that the Government has finally agreed to set up a genocide tribunal. Still, many survivors doubt that this tribunal will bring convictions and punish the guilty. Meanwhile, people live next door to men who killed their families, a situation fostering cynicism and despair.

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