The story of that forced march has long been taught around the world as a brutal prelude to the Khmer Rouge's terror.

VOA: standard.2010.04.19

An Israeli court sentenced him to death in the 1980s on charges of being a brutal camp guard nicknamed Ivan the Terrible.

VOA: standard.2009.11.30

The 1991 invasion of Sierra Leone sparked a brutal civil war in the West African country, marked by tussles over diamonds and participation by child soldiers.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23

Also complicating the picture is a perception President Karzai, to gain electoral support, has allied with brutal warlords and others accused of either human rights abuses or drug trafficking.

VOA: standard.2009.08.29

"And you are seeing a brutal repression of the people."

VOA: standard.2009.06.14