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16 Hum. Rts. Q. 82 (1994)
Toward a Culture of Human Rights in Cambodia

handle is hein.journals/hurq16 and id is 92 raw text is: HUMAN RIGHTS QUARTERLY Toward A Culture of Human Rights in Cambodia Terence Duffy I. CAMBODIA: THE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL CONTEXT Cambodia's recent history has been one of untrammelled human rights violations culminating in the genocide years of the Khmer Rouge. Therefore, it is not surprising that the activities of the United Nations Transitional Authority for Cambodia (UNTAC), which commenced work in the region on 15 March 1992, have reflected a pervasive concern with human rights. The protection and advancement of human rights are explicit in the Declaration on the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Cambodia, the final section of the Paris Accords of October 1991 which finally laid the basis for peace in the region: The primary objective of the reconstruction of Cambodia should be the advancement of the Cambodian nation and people, without discrimination or prejudice, and with full respect for human rights and fundamental freedom for all. The achievement of this objective requires the full implementation of the comprehensive political settlement.' Emotionally and physically scarred by almost four years of Khmer Rouge rule, Cambodia is a testimony to the tragedy of political conflict and human destructiveness. This article explores the prospect of creating national reconciliation and a human rights culture out of the rubble of a tragic history. It argues that Cambodia must confront the worst of its past if it is to move from negatively apportioning blame for past wrongs to recognizing that a whole 1. Paris Conference on Cambodia: Agreements Elaborating the Framework for a Compre- hensive Political Settlement of the Cambodia Conflict, 23 Oct. 1991, I.L.M. 203 [here- inafter Agreements]. Human Rights Quarterly 16 (1994) 82-104 © 1994 by The Johns Hopkins University Press

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