Publikation

This report provides the findings of a nationwide, population-based survey conducted in Cambodia
from 9 September to 1 October 2008. Teams of interviewers used a structured questionnaire to
interview 1,000 Cambodians 18 years old or older. The primary objectives of the study were to

•  measure public awareness of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC);
•  assess the desire for justice and reparations for crimes committed by the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979;
•  determine the level of access Cambodians have had to the ECCC and the national criminal  justice system; and
•  recommend ways in which the ECCC, the Cambodian government, civil society, and the international community can ensure that Cambodians become engaged participants in—and not merely auxiliaries to—the work of the court.

Table of contents:

Executive Summary

1. Introduction

2. Background

3. Demographics

4. Experience, Knowledge, and Attitudes Towards the Khmer Rouge Regime

 Exposure to violence

 Knowledge of the Khmer Rouge Regime and Truth Seeking

 Attitudes Towards Former Members of the Khmer Rouge

 Accountability

5. Perceptions of Justice

 Perception of Justice and Conflict Resolution Mechanisms

 Justice and Current Priorities

6. Perceptions and Attitudes about the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia

 Knowledge of the ECCC

 Outreach and Media

 Attitudes Towards the ECCC

 Reparations

7. Conclusions and Recommendations

8. Authors and Acknowledgements