Documents a survivor of systematic state torture and extrajudicial killing under authoritarian regime, exemplifying extreme political repression and genocide, though historical rather than contemporary.
Bou Meng, who was imprisoned at the notorious Khmer Rouge interrogation and torture facility Tuol Sleng, in 2009 at the prison, which became a genocide museum.
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Describes systemic impunity for human rights violations in Iraq including gender-based violence and suppression of civil society freedoms… [more]
Article documents authoritarian consolidation of power through appointment of loyalists to suppress domestic dissent and maintain… [more]