A research paper published on Wednesday by the Cambodia Women’s Crisis Center (CWCC) in conjunction with Canada’s McGill University claims that forced marriage during the Khmer Rouge regime continues to impact the victims 40 years on.
The paper – which contains interviews with male and female victims, as well as more than 100 relevant people in Banteay Meanchey province’s Phnom Srok district and Kampong Thom province’s Stoung district – showed that forced marriage during the regime’s rule has resulted in poverty persisting from generation to generation.
CWCC executive director Pok Panhavichet said the suffering remains fresh in the minds of victims.
In full: https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-kr-tribunal/khmer-rouge-forced-marriage-effects-linger
