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Second Generations (126): Lyma Nguyen first Australian lawyer at Khmer Rouge Tribunal

Lyma Nguyen

Trạng sư Lyma Nguyễn tại Tòa Án Quốc tế Khmer Đỏ ở Campuchia năm 2012. Source: postkhmer.com

Lyma Nguyen became the first Australian woman to be admitted as International Counsel for Civil Parties in the ECCC. She acts on behalf of ethnic Vietnamese Cambodians - as well as foreign nationals from Australia, New Zealand and the United States - who suffered during the Khmer Rouge regime.


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Lyma Nguyen became the first Australian woman to be admitted as International Counsel for Civil Parties in the ECCC. She acts on behalf of ethnic Vietnamese Cambodians - as well as foreign nationals from Australia, New Zealand and the United States - who suffered during the Khmer Rouge regime.



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