Atrocities Cambodia

Politicians struggled over how to handle the case of a Khmer Rouge leader implicated in the deaths of 2 million Cambodians during the 1970s but now negotiating peace with the government. King Norodom Sihanouk--at varying times an ally, foe and prisoner of the Khmer Rouge--says only overwhelming public support would persuade him to pardon dissident leader Ieng Sary.

Until his death 11 days ago, actor Haing S. Ngor was the most visible champion of the little-known international effort to bring the leaders of the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia to justice. "I feel like I lost my twin brother," said Dith Pran, who worked with Ngor for more than a decade to rouse global public opinion over the deaths of 1.7 million Cambodians at the hands of the Khmer Rouge. "Now I'll have to continue with one hand, carrying Ngor's picture and spirit with me."