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Cambodians mark anniversary of 'Killing Fields' campaign

CHOEUNG EK, Cambodia - Cambodian Senate President Chea Sim (far R), Heng Samrin, vice president of the National Assembly, (C) and many ordinary people, including Buddhist monks, assemble May 20 at Choeung Ek, known as the ''Killing Fields,'' to mark the anniversary of the start of mass killings by the Khmer Rouge that claimed as many as 1.7 million Cambodian lives from 1975 to 1979.

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Cambodians mark anniversary of 'Killing Fields' campaign

CHOEUNG EK, Cambodia - Cambodian Senate President Chea Sim (far R), Heng Samrin, vice president of the National Assembly, (C) and many ordinary people, including Buddhist monks, assemble May 20 at Choeung Ek, known as the ''Killing Fields,'' to mark the anniversary of the start of mass killings by the Khmer Rouge that claimed as many as 1.7 million Cambodian lives from 1975 to 1979.

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U.N. legal team visits Cambodian 'killing field'

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A U.N. legal team in Cambodia to discuss setting up a trial for former Khmer Rouge leaders visits a 'killing field' at Choeung Ek, about 10 kilometers south of Phnom Penh, where the remains of 8,985 people were found after the collapse of the Khmer Rouge regime in 1979. Hans Corell (R), U.N. undersecretary general for legal affairs, who leads the team, prays silently for the victims on March 19.