Vietnam: A Television History; Interview with David R. Hawk, 1983
Description:
David R. Hawk is a human rights activist and researcher, having served at Executive Director of Amnesty International and a director of the United Nations human rights office. He was a civic rights activist in college and graduate school at the time of the escalation of the Vietnam War. He describes his human rights work in Cambodia in the mid-1970's, including the "extreme measures" being taken by the Khmer Rouge on its own population. He addresses inconsistencies in stated U.S. policy toward Cambodia versus that for South Vietnam. He details famine, starvation, forced marches, and human rights violations caused by or committed by Cambodian authorities.
