Mr. Diths life work as a photojournalist and U.N. goodwill ambassador raised awareness around the world of the atrocities that took place for those in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge. This resolution commemorates the work of Dith Prans life. including his work as a photojournalist for the New York Times. his bravery in surviving the Cambodian genocide and escaping to Thailand in 1979. his advocacy for the Cambodian refugees and victims of genocide around the world after he became a U.S. citizen and a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations in 1994. and his work with former Senator Charles Robb to help pass the Cambodian Genocide Justice Act establishing an Office of Cambodian Genocide Investigations at the State Department. Mr. Diths work laid the foundation for ongoing justice and reconciliation tribunals within Cambodia that continue to this day.
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