Nget Khun, 86, has protested outside Cambodia’s courts for nearly two decades, ever since her lakeside home was taken. Her daughter Eng Sokha just finished a year in prison for breaking a window during a protest. Neither plans to stop their activism.
Fifty years after the Khmer Rouge took power, the survivors who testified to secure genocide convictions are ageing and losing access to what little mental health care existed. Many stopped seeking help years ago – now even those minimal programmes are ending.
Nget Khun, 86, has protested outside Cambodia’s courts for nearly two decades, ever since her lakeside home was taken. Her daughter Eng Sokha just finished a year in prison for breaking a window during a protest. Neither plans to stop their activism.
Fifty years after the Khmer Rouge took power, the survivors who testified to secure genocide convictions are ageing and losing access to what little mental health care existed. Many stopped seeking help years ago – now even those minimal programmes are ending.
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