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PBS: Perspectives From the Perpetrators of Genocide in Cambodia

This PBS lesson is designed for students who already have some background knowledge regarding the genocide. It provides a thorough list of objectives, instructions, and resources for educators to use in their classrooms.

Cambodian Genocide

The S-21 (Tuol Sleng) 'Security Prison' was a torture and execution center used by the Khmer Rouge during the Cambodian genocide of 1976-1979. This mother and baby were among the victims.

The S-21 (Tuol Sleng) "Security Prison" was a torture and execution center used by the Khmer Rouge during the Cambodian genocide of 1976-1979. This mother and baby were among the victims.

International Response

Bou Meng giving testimony before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia on 1 July 2009. Meng is the third survivor from Khmer Rouge prison S-21 who have testified in the trial against Kaing Guek Eav alias Duch.

Bou Meng giving testimony before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia on 1 July 2009. Meng is the third survivor from Khmer Rouge prison S-21 who have testified in the trial against Kaing Guek Eav alias Duch.

Remembrance

Choeung Ek Cambodian Genocide memorial.

Choeung Ek Cambodian Genocide memorial.

Survival

26th April 2018 - Bou Meng presenting the book about him (written by Huy Vannak) and DVD inside Tuol Sleng

26th April 2018 - Bou Meng presenting the book about him (written by Huy Vannak) and DVD inside Tuol Sleng

About this Resource:

Type(s) of Resources: 
  • Lesson Plans
  • Primary Source(s): 
  • First Person Accounts
  • Interviews
  • Video / Film
  • Grade Level(s): 
  • 9-12
  • Audience(s): 
  • Teacher
  • Discipline(s): 
  • Social Studies