Editing Khmer Rouge (section)

=== Women as Victims ===
Under the Khmer Rouge, women suffered significantly due to a variety of gender-specific atrocities. These included forced marriages, sexual violence, and the systematic separation of families.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=De Langis |first=Theresa |last2=Strasser |first2=Judith |last3=Kim |first3=Thida |last4=Taing |first4=Sopheap |date=October 2014 |title=Like Ghost Changes Body |url=https://kh.boell.org/sites/default/files/forced_marriage_study_report_tpo_october_2014.pdf}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite web |last=Rashid |first=Azra |date=2023 |title=Gender and Genocide in Cambodia |url=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781003357926/gender-genocide-cambodia-azra-rashid}}</ref> Women were often targeted not as individuals but due to their relationships with men who were considered enemies of the revolution.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Hinton |first=Alexander Laban |date=2005 |title=Why Did They Kill?: Cambodia in the Shadow of Genocide |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pp9zp}}</ref><ref name=":22" />

The regime’s ideology viewed women primarily through their reproductive roles, leading to the killing of pregnant women and the forced arrangement of marriages.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":22" /> Forced marriages were used as a political tool to control reproduction and enforce loyalty to the regime, often involving rape under the guise of marital duty.<ref name=":3" /> These acts of violence were not only rooted in the Khmer Rouge’s radical political ideals but also intersected with traditional gender roles, which are depicted in Cambodian genocide memorials, such as the Well of Shadows at Wat Samrong Knong.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Gill |first=Fiona |title=Depicting atrocity: The experiences of women under the Khmer Rouge |url=https://pdf.sciencedirectassets.com/271772/1-s2.0-S0277539521X00039/1-s2.0-S0277539521000649/main.pdf?X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjELL%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCXVzLWVhc3QtMSJGMEQCIG8zp5WF0%2BZ6cRTKv2eXEr5JP%2B4BTVeVN1%2FqtfcoYEe3AiBw%2BfqwVV6SvpwMvmzkjZPZjh0lpgtQrNSACa7vYyKP8iqxBQgaEAUaDDA1OTAwMzU0Njg2NSIMp1RkLKvhQVe1U3SHKo4F2aFF%2BnFBRFS0ss1Ngul%2BouokB88cQJiUYpkp36pNwRL4%2Fo2Uzspc7a1sNeTvbHLqodU%2Bi%2B%2B0%2Fc0YdJrD5StlKaGF9YcOIL0x957rHv4s8ksBfolvqpfziROKvxuM3JeJyN6Zq5kdfrB8NnCKJHda0r%2BuzMfQLcAAPvkzb3ltlKmYxrlA3QfsAohIAIj%2FWMX8GDopWi4hS%2Bx%2BB0a7%2BUZHg4uwQkvIHQdpAuYKArjZ98JCjvUcJzjnEdatXhwVetfnWPombC6JEUZV2gGiRn5eTkJWORI0drRlZCI8%2Bx9MwEI3XhORHya88Pb0Ucntx4UVJXiGd%2F9R7gtPCoPZEiiiG6p3qsMIrmZELll5Tf3iTey9M3x3obUlZ15hMtpmC8qAc7BrdSNVEuKphXdw8h7xT%2FM3o9%2FPLuKqur5SNdhpC%2BLMbGaEZdUkudMoJaoNplY9KGvT2L%2FkUN0OhTHy5bcGvAp2walHOhsMvbNI%2FapYmSqKDmBuk0GnvgRI74rQI4msTeMUgbSm%2F%2BH3z4XUT3YEvr%2FxhA7sukDbOSjOr34ddWVMquM3xZtPLW2wkCd2OOjUMKt7Yp1tXS82bigeRkN17R113Jjg3mLYHc3UJdBT%2BGh9ivXpNv0bMyIrWSRH2mnmiRe%2B%2FEOACE0vuy6tGHUJzCgUPgRjksFk73vKhhsvxScZm0aZldv3EsZOTxJofI23V3saffWNyinPmoc%2BctvH2yK0Y9GjMe%2FdJ4KqyMu7hyF417XwKPdM847GetU3rEc0WUG7d52HUsmAZB2YFvkILkVL5sDnR3L450TzbrQFR2ePUlZ%2BvhdVb%2F%2BTfSHlMaViKP3ZO2%2F1fP77S%2B93TMc1y%2BSEWIIsO%2BaFg6w5gKH8MNDKi78GOrIBWJqo6vXvXwhCZ7BmFVWRFnINjfW9eA9x9DU01ElRFIwZ6kO6fohwegeQQOGb0lN4kwqUYIeV46j3jIvvrRX0fGxSM5d9hHi3noUlB0QKVImhlyuIEzDyXij1zdcVeCWUhhhTXKneva%2Bnf3smcjp7bZzgzx1b60oVuKzgFKtbdNwTcJqGfGOlApljBOFg0Xv6s7hkGB5AeiScacMMENEBL0p98l%2FnAla8sipcGb97iiJvfA%3D%3D&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20250325T183653Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAQ3PHCVTY64PVJHIX%2F20250325%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=f5b34043e3b5e9d922ba8f3949c117d21cadf0ddbca9ffc8aeea1afb770f7553&hash=e45c4212ff7e71f719a99a0559880ff1c6e1174c13da0f36cb06648edd203bf8&host=68042c943591013ac2b2430a89b270f6af2c76d8dfd086a07176afe7c76c2c61&pii=S0277539521000649&tid=spdf-31408745-895c-404c-8bcb-dd5dd947a334&sid=2ed7e3ee6c0c934e0b5a9b7452442c9ed182gxrqb&type=client&tsoh=d3d3LXNjaWVuY2VkaXJlY3QtY29tLmV6cHJveHkudW5pdi1jYXRob2xpbGxlLmZy&rh=d3d3LXNjaWVuY2VkaXJlY3QtY29tLmV6cHJveHkudW5pdi1jYXRob2xpbGxlLmZy&ua=1c14575156505a55575756&rr=926084312d513740&cc=fr&kca=eyJrZXkiOiJGY2hmZFpROXVwbGZkVHBod3pJaWIwWEd5aXRnM1BEdGZpeGxJNDI3Uzh0dTU2akhxU2Qxd2tJSWJPQTM2d1RWNWxBanZLSEtpZWZUY2RPUTNTOG96K0pWMDdoWFlmRzlNN3R5bjI4SmtJSUUyS2RYSGYzWnRUVFlVWFREeThDR0RvU2loRnBKR3U1SWxnZlNHenFubzJEdGNQdjNucHVab2ZzbVE5K2JheDhvZHRIMGR3PT0iLCJpdiI6IjMwNGIyNDI4ZGNlYTc1NjY5NzQwYTRlNTg0MmZiOTkwIn0=_1742927821082}}</ref>

The psychological and emotional trauma of these experiences has had long-lasting effects, including social stigma, mental health issues, and difficulties in post-genocide reconciliation and healing processes.<ref name=":3" />