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In the 1970s, Cambodia's Khmer Rouge ran a horrifying prison camp called S21 that was at the heart of one of the worst genocides ever recorded. Fewer than 1% of those who stayed there made it out alive.
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Source/Further reading:
Official website of the genocide museum: tuolsleng.gov.kh/en/museum/bu...
Killing Fields museum: www.killingfieldsmuseum.com/s2...
Overview by USHMM: www.ushmm.org/genocide-preven...
In-depth NYT article on the discovery of S-21 and its transformation into a museum: archive.nytimes.com/www.nytim...
World Without Genoicde: the Cambodian Genocide: worldwithoutgenocide.org/genoc...
Britannica - detailed history of Cambodia: www.britannica.com/place/Camb...
Biography, Pol Pot: www.biography.com/political-f...
Britannica: Pol Pot: www.britannica.com/biography/...
BBC- Khmer Rouge era: www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-p...
BBC, the tale of two survivors: www.bbc.com/news/magazine-330...
Interesting review of Voices of S21: english.cambodiadaily.com/new...
S-21 torture methods: www.cambodiatribunal.org/2016/...
Medical experiments? thediplomat.com/2012/08/chill...
Cambodian incursions into Vietnam: www.nytimes.com/2004/01/07/op...