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Many of those complicit in the executions were never brought to justice, although efforts have continued well into the 21st century. Kang Kek Iew (Comrade Duch), the overseer of s-21, was charged with crimes against humanity in 2007.
Many of those complicit in the executions were never brought to justice, although efforts have continued well into the 21st century. Kang Kek Iew (Comrade Duch), the overseer of s-21, was charged with crimes against humanity in 2007.
The term "killing fields" was coined by Dith Pran, a Cambodian journalist who lived under the Khmer Rouge regime for over four years before escaping to the United States.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23867336</ref>