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The public gallery at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia -- where five former Khmer Rouge leaders are being held for trial.

A Cambodian media technician listens to testimony during the bail hearing for the head of S-21 torture center.

S-21 torture center also know as Tuol Sleng, it was formerly Tuol Svay Prey High School.

Signs in Khmer at S-21 torture center, now Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, for visitors to behave with solemnity.

Cambodian media technician watches and listens to testimony during the bail hearing for Duch, the head of S-21.

Busts of Pol Pot locked up at the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum. Born Saloth Sar, Brother Number One was the leader of the Khmer Rouge.

A photograph of "Duch," Kang Kek Iew, the director of S-21 prison where 10,000 people were killed under his command.

Files at the Documentations Center of Cambodia. The center has gathered most of the documentary evidence to prosecute the 5 Khmer Rouge leaders on trial.

Villagers who lived through the Khmer Rouge reign rest after visiting the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum.

Skulls piled at the memorial stupa at Choeung Ek killing field.

Vann Nath sitting in his studio with paintings depicting his incarceration at S-21. He was one of only seven prisoners to survive.

At the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia young Cambodians listen to testimony at the bail hearing for "Duch."

Victims clothes still emerge from the soil at Choeung Ek killing fields.

An abandoned hotel project near Phnom Penh is a symptom of the corruption and culture of impunity created during the Khmer Rouge era.

Youk Chhang, director of the Documentation Center of Cambodia at his office surrounded by books and files.

Visitors to Tuol Sleng point to images of the 5 defendants currently on trial at the ECCC.

Poverty is endemic in Cambodia with the gap between rich and poor widening every day.

A woman visiting Tuol Sleng breaks down when she recognizes her niece in a photograph. Her niece was taken by the Khmer Rouge and never heard from again.

Stairway at the former S-21 torture center.

Visitor to the ECCC courtroom mingle outside, just beyond the fence where the 5 defendants are being held.