article_snippet: Not just here in Cambodia, not just here in Siem Reap, but in the world.
article_snippet: Prime Minister Hun Sen is one of the world's longest-serving heads of state, and has been regularly criticized by political opponents and human rights groups for monopolizing power and brutally crushing dissent.
article_snippet: Prime Minister Hun Sen supporters say Prime Minister Hun Sen has helped stabilize the country, which is still haunted by a 1970s genocide that saw nearly 2 million people die under the ultra-communist Khmer Rouge regime.
article_snippet: During its brutal reign, the Khmer Rouge closed schools and executed intellectuals among the Khmer Rouge many victims.
article_snippet: Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temple complex in Siem Reap was first built in the 12th century by the Khmer empire and has functioned as both a Hindu and Buddhist house of worship .
article_snippet: Cambodia's problems with child prostitution, child labor and human trafficking also play a role, and often target girls.