George Chigas is an American writer, scholar and expert on Cambodian culture and the crimes of the Khmer Rouge.
[5][6] Working on the program he was involved in collecting evidence against Khmer Rouge leaders, who were later put on trial in Cambodia.
[4] In 2009 Chigas worked on a project with the Cambodian Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports to publish the first nationally used textbook on the Khmer Rouge.
[4] Chigas is regarded an expert and noted political commentator on Cambodian culture and on the crimes of the Khmer Rouge that took place in Cambodia during the 1970s.
[8][9][10] He completed an English translation of the Cambodian verse novel The Story of Tum Teav, and is co-author with Susan Cook of "Putting the Khmer Rouge on Trial", which appeared in the Bangkok Post on October 31, 1999.