... family in the Mondulkiri province of Cambodia; Somaly Mam began life in extreme poverty. Cambodia is a deeply poor, corrupt nation still reeling from the bloody genocide perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge regime in the '70s. During this time the Khmer was responsible for over 2 million deaths, over one quarter of Cambodia's population. The regime unreasonably targeted ethnic minority groups, while they ... and raped. One night, she was made to watch as her best friend was viciously murdered. She was also forced to marry a stranger. Her husband was a fighter in the Khmer Rouge, who beat and ...

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... . In 1942, during the Second World War, the United Nations was set-up to settle crises peacefully. However, this attempt was proved to be futile when in 1975, the Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia. Over a course of time, the KR slaughtered 2 million Cambodians. Did the United Nations stop this genocide? No, "the killing fields of Cambodia were shut down by the ... ...

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