At the time, the communist Khmer Rouge ruled Cambodia.

当时，棉党派统治着柬埔寨。

Uniquely among Khmer Rouge leaders, he accepted responsibility for his actions at S-21.

在棉领导人中，他是独一无二的，他为自己在S-21监狱的行为承担了责任。

He was the first high Khmer Rouge official to go on trial, in 2009.

2009年，他成为第一个接受审判的棉级官员。

The art form was nearly destroyed in the 1970s, when the Khmer Rouge took over.

这种艺术形式在上世纪70年代几乎灭绝了，那时候棉开始盛行。

The country promised to protect and provide free and fair elections after the Khmer Rouge.

棉势力倒台后，澳大利亚承诺会保护并为柬埔寨供自由公正的选举。

He had learned young the most pertinent of Khmer Rouge mottoes for him, " Extinguish your heart."

“熄灭你的心。”

I trekked through the forests, over mountains, dodging Khmer Rouge fighters, trying to reach safety in Vietnam.

我穿越森林，翻山越岭，躲避棉战士，试图到达越南的安全地带。

This early Angkoring art form was almost completely wiped out by the Khmer Rouge regime in the late 1970s.

这种早期的吴哥艺术在70年代末几乎被柬埔寨极左势力彻底消灭。

A war crimes court is nearing the end of one part of a case against former Khmer Rouge leaders.

一战争罪法庭针对棉前领导人的审判即将结束。

But then the Khmer Rouge took over, forcing millions of us into the countryside to clear the land and plant crops.

但后来棉掌权，迫使我们数百万人进入农村，清理土地，种植庄稼。

The Khmer Rouge Tribunal is using the bones and human remains as evidence.

棉法庭正在使用骨头和人类遗骸作为证据。

The war spread, leading to the takeover by the genocidal Khmer Rouge in 1975.

战争蔓延，导致 1975 年被种族灭绝的棉接管​​。

The Khmer Rouge under General Pol Pot's reign  introduced painful and harsh socialist policies.

波尔布特将军统治下的棉推行了痛苦而严厉的社会主义政策。

Finally, in 1979, Vietnamese troops working alongside defected Khmer Rouge members took control of the country.

最后， 在 1979 年，与叛逃的棉成员一起工作的越南军队控制了该国。

Experts say the large number of cases is partly a result of Khmer Rouge rule in the 1970s.

专家表示， 大量案件的部分原因是 70 年代棉统治的结果。

Lower level Khmer Rouge members appeared in court as well, but they weren't placed on trial.

较低级别的棉成员也出庭，但他们没有受到审判。

The Khmer Rouge sought to end slavery in Cambodia, yet somehow they turned everyone into slaves to do it.

棉试图结束柬埔寨的奴隶制，但他们不知何故将所有人都变成了奴隶。

Angered by destructive American bombing and encouraged by the prince's call to arms, many Cambodians joined the Khmer Rouge.

许多柬埔寨人对美国的破坏性轰炸感到愤怒，并受到王子的武装号召的鼓舞，加入了棉。

Many victims would like the tribunal to pursue further trials of Khmer Rouge leaders.

许多受害者希望法庭对棉领导人进行进一步审判。

The Khmer Rouge members enforcing the system were no safer.

执行该制度的棉成员并不安全。