Cambodia

Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee
$45,000
To coordinate advocacy and conduct investigations of human rights violations through the joint efforts of leading human rights groups, and to promote a greater understanding of the Khmer Rouge trial process. The Action Committee, a coalition of 18 human rights groups, will coordinate investigations, provide legal assistance, advocate for better human rights conditions, and meet with government officials to press for resolution of significant human rights cases and issues.

Documentation Center of Cambodia
$18,500
To empower youth to participate in the national debate over transitional justice and impunity with respect to the Khmer Rouge era in Cambodia. DC-Cam will publish a history textbook of the Democratic Kampuchea period for high school students as well as offer a course on comparative genocide studies at the Royal Phnom Penh University.

International Republican Institute
$100,000
To promote freedom of expression and basic rights in the country. IRI will work with the Community Legal Education Center to identify and resolve high profile land dispute cases.