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Sharing files on the disappeared to contribute to healing from genocide

The Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam) collects records of the victims of the Cambodia genocide in order to offer families and friends an opportunity to learn the precise fate of the disappeared.  DC-Cam was established to keep the memory of the Cambodian Genocide of April 1975 to January 1979 alive through the Family Tracing File System.  Once family and friends have collected this invaluable information, they can feel a sense of closure.  This service is provided to encourage Cambodians to address their country’s past, with the hope that this will allow them to heal from the trauma of the genocide.  At the same time, DC-Cam is also on a quest to find legal evidence that can be used against former Khmer Rouge leaders in a court of law to further bring justice to the people of Cambodia.