The final KR Legacy forum

The panelists from tonight's forum; LtoR: Dr Muny Sothara, Long Khet and Dr Kek Galabru

The final forum on the Legacy of the Khmer Rouge was hosted tonight at Pannasastra School by Meta House and Konrad-Adenauer Foundation, and looked at the involvement of the Cambodian people since 2003 in the Khmer Rouge Tribunal, now taking place. Moderated by Ray Leos, the panel was led by the formidable human rights activist Dr Kek Galabru from LICADHO, who was joined by Long Khet, director of Youth For Peace and Dr Muny Sothara from the Transcultural Psychosocial Organization. All three panelists gave an insight into their organization's work and discussed some of the concerns they had with the Tribunal now taking place. It was rather a low-key ending to a series of six forums that have brought a welcome focus on the background and given some context to the Tribunal, which is gathering steam and getting lots of press coverage across the globe. Some forums were better than others as were some panelists though for me the stand-out figure out of all of them was Tom Fawthrop, who provided a real detailed knowledge and substance to the forums in which he was involved, both as moderator and panelist. If you hear of any forum or debate where Tom Fawthrop is involved, make sure you attend.

Dr Kek Galabru and moderator Ray Leos share a lighter moment at tonight's forum