VICTIMS AND PERPETRETORS?
TESTIMONY OF YOUNG KHMER ROUGE COMRADES

These photos examine a group of children who became victims of the Khmer Rouge regime between the age of 12 and 18. They are based on interviews with children who had been recruited...

Heng Sinith: Photographer
During the Pol Pot regime, I always dreamed that if I could make myself invisible or escape to other countries, I would bring lots of food for my villagers, so that they would no longer starve.
I was born on April 4,1968. 1...

JUSTICE AND RESPONSIBILITY

Why has it taken over thirty years to bring the former leaders of the Khmer Rouge to justice? One of the initial
reasons was geopolitics. Because the People's Republic of Kampuchea (PRK) was supported by Vietnam, an unlik...

The Base People
The base people lived in the areas that were "liberated"
by the Khmer Rouge before 1975. They generally came
from rural areas and remained in the village or district of
their birth throughout most of the Democratic
Kampuchea regime. ...

INTRODUCTION TO THE TUOL SLENG
GENOCIDE MUSEUM

In the past "TUOL SLENG "Museum was one of the secondary
schools in the capital, called "Tuol Svay Prey" highSchool.
After the 11th ,April 1975 Pol Pot clique had transformed
it into a prison called "S...

Ly Chhun Leng
Combatant, Division 920

Told by his sister, An Chhun Y, age 60 Kang hfeas District, Kampong Cham Province

Lon Nod soldiers came to collect Lang in 1970; if he hadn't gone, they would have arrested him. But after 15 days, he ran away ...

Khoeung BuoySor
Deputy Secretary, Company 502
Told by his sister, Khocung Guek Leang, age 36 and mother, Bakk Ly, age 75 Sa-ang District, Kandal Province

Buoy Sor was our village chief before the revolution. But conflicts arose because he wouldn't...

Koy Thuon
Secretary of the North Zone, Minister of Commerce and Central Committee Member

Im Sakhan
Member, Region 42, North Zone
Told by Im Sakhan's niece, Sok Rany, age 47 Srey Santhor District, Kampong Cham Province

My aunt met Koy Thuon when ...

Name: Nhem Yean, Male
Age: 21 (1977) Nhem Yean, 46 years old (2002)
Joined the [Khmer Rouge] Revolution: 2 September 1973
Position: Combatant
Home Village: Thlork Vien Sub-district,
District 12, Region 31, Kampong Chhnang Province

When I worked at...

Name: Chhim Theang, Male
Age: 18 (1977) Joined the [Khmer Rouge] Revolution: 16 April 1974
Position: Group Leader
Home Village: Prey Moul Sub-district, District 20, Region 31, Kampong

Told By Chhim Theang, 43 years old (2002)
I'll never forget th...

Name: Suos Thy, Male
Age: 26 (1977) 51 years old (2002) Joined the [Khmer Rouge] Revolution: 3 August 1971
Position: Clerk, Prisoner Lists at S-21
Home Village: Koh Khel Sub-district,District 20, Region 25, Kandal Province

In 1976,I worked in the ...

Name: Prum Set, Male
Age: 14 (1974) Joined the [Khmer Rouge] Revolution: 2 February 1974
Position: Combatant
Home Village: Kraing Skea Sub-district,
District 20, Region 31, Kampong Chhnang Province

Told by Prum Set, 42 years old (2002)
I am not re...

Name: Soam Nim, Female
Age: 28 (1975) Joined the [Khmer Rouge] Revolution: 15 May 1974
Position: Group Leader
Home Village: Prek Thmei Sub-district,
District 18, Region 25, Kandal Province

Told by Soam Nim, 55 Years old (2002) In 1974, they (the K...