Across Continents: The Importance of Personal Responsibility in Atrocity Crimes Prevention
Ms. Farina So, Principal Deputy Director of the Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam) was proud to describe her observations of the first day of a 3-day “Listening and Leading” Genocide Conference...
MEMORY IN LIFE OF A KHMER ROUGE GENOCIDE SURVIVOR
By Youk Chhang
17 April 2024
Dedicating this article to those who were forced by the Khmer Rouge to leave home on 17 April 1975.
As a genocide survivor of the Khmer Rouge and the executive di...
Khmer Rouge Railways to the Northwest: Young Cambodians Embark on a Historical Journey and Study Tour
Departure at Phnom Penh Railway Station
In the early morning of March 24th, 2024, a group of volunteers was waiting at the train station in Phnom Penh.
They were about to embark on a trip to look in...
Genetic Testing to Fight Cancer Discussed during DC-Cam 5th Cambodian Medical Students Workshop
Genetic Testing to Fight Cancer Discussed during DC-Cam 5th Cambodian Medical Students Workshop with Dr. Manop Pithukpakorn of Thailand (Clinical Molecular Genetics, American Board of Medical Genetics...
Khieu Samphan is claiming victimhood
Truth does not need the law for protection; though, equally so, evil should be given no platform for its excusal, diminishment, or vindication. Khieu Samphan’s request for a computer, and his attorney...
Establishing Sleuk Rith: Cambodia needs genocide museum-institute
Next year will mark the 50th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge’s march through Phnom Penh, which turned Cambodia into a living hell for the next four years, leading to one of history’s greatest atrocitie...
How Wild Yam Turned Lifesaver during the Khmer Rouge Years
PURSAT - Some people call it gadung, others kduech, but for many who lived in Cambodia during the civil war and Khmer Rouge regime of the 1970s and the civil war that followed in the 1980s, this wild ...
Strengthening Educational Responses to the Prevention of Genocide
On the special occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide Organized by United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibi...
Sticky Rice in Bamboo in Stung Treng
Stung Treng - One of the favorite cuisines in Cambodia is Num Kralan or Sticky Rice in Bamboo. At first, we thought it was just a simple sticky rice inside the bamboo tube. However, Num Kralan has its...
Preah Ko Temple at Thala Borivat, Stung Treng
Stung Treng - An ancient temple standing alone in the middle of a community. The story of this ancient temple was less well-known compared to the magnificent city of ancient temples in Siem Reap provi...
A TRAUMITIZED GENERATION BY VIETNAM WAR AND GENOCIDE IN CAMBODIA
By Youk Chhang
November 15, 2023
The future of post-conflict countries depends upon how governments and their people confront, reconcile, and move forward from their past. Survivors are the key ...
HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE SURVIVORS OF THE KHMER ROUGE
REPORT STUDY CONDUCTED AUGUST 2021 – AUGUST 2022: HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE SURVIVORS OF THE KHMER ROUGE
For over two decades, The Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam) has been surveying the s...
SOK PHLOEUN
SOK PHLOEUN
Aged 75, was born in Preah Net Preah district, Battambang province, and currently resides in Banteay Meanchey. Presently, he lives in the Banteay Chhmar commune within Banteay Meanc...
“Color of Memory” Project Gives Hope to Cham Silk Weavers
(Kampong Cham): The Cham community has been weaving silk for a long period of time and is known for their colorful tradition and identity. In the present moment, only a few Chams continue to weave as ...