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Cambodian sites of Khmer Rouge brutality added to UNESCO heritage list
CAMBODIA, JUL 11 – The inscription acknowledges sites where an estimated 1.7 million people died under the Khmer Rouge, aiming to preserve history and educate future generations, UNESCO said.
- On a recent Friday, UNESCO added three infamous locations in Cambodia where the Khmer Rouge inflicted imprisonment, torture, and killings during their regime to its World Heritage List.
- This listing marked the 50th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge's rise to power, which led to about 1.7 million deaths from 1975 to 1979 due to starvation, torture, and executions.
- The locations comprise the notorious S-21 prison housed in a former high school in Cambodia’s capital, the Choeung Ek execution site nearby, and the M-13 detention facility in Kampong Chhnang province, where thousands were held, subjected to torture, and killed.
- Prime Minister Hun Manet emphasized that this recognition should stand as an enduring symbol of the importance of protecting peace, while survivor Youk Chhang described it as a vital lesson for understanding the regime’s history.
- The inscription is Cambodia’s first nomination for a modern conflict site, aiming to educate new generations and preserve the memory amid ongoing struggles with genocide legacies.
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Two prisons and killing fields were used for repression under the Khmer Rouge. They are now UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Cambodia marks UNESCO recognition of Khmer Rouge sites as places of ‘peace and reflection’
Cambodia held ceremonies across the country on Sunday to celebrate UNESCO's recognition of three former Khmer Rouge sites as World Heritage, honoring their transformation from centers of repression to places of peace and reflection.
Cambodia marks Unesco recognition of Khmer Rouge sites as places of 'peace and reflection'
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia held ceremonies across the country on Sunday to celebrate Unesco’s recognition of three former Khmer Rouge sites as World Heritage, honouring their transformation from centres of repression to places of peace and reflection. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
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The Khmer Rouge sites mark Cambodia's fifth World Heritage listing, and is the country's first modern-era nomination and among the first globally tied to recent conflict.
Two million people, one quarter of the country's population at the time, died between 1975 and 1979.
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