It is mentioned in passing on several occasions that the code of behaviour adopted by the Khmer Rouge forbade rape and sexual assault (i.e. pages 120-121). Page 266: a woman's corpse is violently penetrated with a foreign object following her death by torture. Soldiers look on and laugh while this occurs. Pages 314-315: it is described how the Khmer Rouge would regulate sexual and romantic relationships between 'war slaves' by forcing them to seek permission in order to marry and by forcing some couples to live as married couples against their wills. Page 365: it is mentioned in passing that men stealing vegetables metaphorically 'raped' the gardens. Page 366-367: it is mentioned that a woman who had complained about the regime was gang-raped and murderd in her home. Pages 408-409: refugee women attempting to flee Cambodia are raped and robbed. Page 413: it is mentioned that some Thai civilians and soldiers raped and robbed Cambodian refugees who had crossed the border and were living in aid camps. Page 418: the young daughter of a refugee family descibes fleeing Vietnam by boat, and the refugees' abuses by Thai pirates; the author comments that she doesn't mention any sexual violence, but that its having occurred was evident from her demeanour. Page 439: rapists are mentioned in passing. Page 450: the author mentions that the refugee camp he was living and working in was unsafe, with robberies and rapes occuring at night.