The Khmer Rouge wanted to transform Cambodia into a rural and classless society. They wanted no rich people, no poor people, and no exploitation. The Khmer Rouge wanted to accomplish, so they put it into action by abolishing money, free markets, normal schooling, private property, clothing styles, religion/ religious practices, and traditional culture. They turned public schools, pagodas, churches, universities, shops, and government buildings into into prisons, stables, and reeducation facilities/camps. The Khmer Rouge got rid of all public and private transportation.
During the time of all this, everyone was stripped of their basic (human) rights. People were banned from going outside their work zone. The Khmer Rouge's regime banned people from gathering and having discussions, if violated, they could be accused of being enemies which will lead to a punishment of arrest or execution. Family relationships were also heavily forbid. People were forbidden from showing even the slightest form of affection. The Khmer Rouge demanded all the people of Cambodia to obey and respect only them. The Khmer Rouge claimed that only people of ''purity'' were qualified in building the revolution.
Human rights that were violated:
Article 1.
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of
person.
No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and
the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or
degrading treatment or punishment.
All are equal before the law and are entitled without any
discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal
protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and
against any incitement to such discrimination.
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or
exile.
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his
privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and
reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such
interference or attacks.
(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and
residence within the borders of each state.
(1) Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to
race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family.
They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its
dissolution.
(1) Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as
in association with others.
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and
religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and
freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to
manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression;
this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek,
receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of
frontiers.
(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly
and association.
(1) Everyone has the right to take part in the government of
his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives.
Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social
security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and
international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and
resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights
indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality.
(1) Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of
employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against
unemployment.
Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including
reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.
(1) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate
for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food,
clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right
to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old
age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
(1) Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be
free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education
shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made
generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on
the basis of merit.
(1) Everyone has the right freely to participate in the
cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific
advancement and its benefits.
Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in
which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully
realized.
''Genocide is the
violation of human rights based on the extermination of a national, racial,
political or cultural group. ''
Article 1.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and
rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one
another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of
person.
No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and
the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or
degrading treatment or punishment.
All are equal before the law and are entitled without any
discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal
protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and
against any incitement to such discrimination.
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or
exile.
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his
privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and
reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such
interference or attacks.
(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and
residence within the borders of each state.
(2) Everyone has the right to leave any country, including
his own, and to return to his country.
(1) Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to
race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family.
They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its
dissolution.
(2) Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and
full consent of the intending spouses.
(3) The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of
society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.
(1) Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as
in association with others.
(2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and
religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and
freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to
manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression;
this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek,
receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of
frontiers.
(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly
and association.
(2) No one may be compelled to belong to an association.
(1) Everyone has the right to take part in the government of
his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives.
(2) Everyone has the right of equal access to public service
in his country.
(3) The will of the people shall be the basis of the
authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine
elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by
secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.
Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social
security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and
international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and
resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights
indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality.
(1) Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of
employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against
unemployment.
(2) Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to
equal pay for equal work.
(3) Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable
remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human
dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.
(4) Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions
for the protection of his interests.
Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including
reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.
(1) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate
for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food,
clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right
to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old
age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
(2) Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care
and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy
the same social protection.
(1) Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be
free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education
shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made
generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on
the basis of merit.
(2) Education shall be directed to the full development of
the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and
fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship
among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities
of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.
(3) Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of
education that shall be given to their children.
(1) Everyone has the right freely to participate in the
cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific
advancement and its benefits.
(2) Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral
and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic
production of which he is the author.
Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in
which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully
realized.
Full human rights article: http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml#atop
''Genocide is the
violation of human rights based on the extermination of a national, racial,
political or cultural group. ''
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