Cambodian Genocide

1975 - 1979

Overview

Websites

Videos

Overview

Cambodian_Genocide.pdf

Websites

Cambodia Case Study: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has a designated page the gives an overview of what happened in Cambodia.

USC Shoah Foundation

Cambodian GenocideIn 1975, a communist regime known as the Khmer Rouge conquered the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh. The occupation set in motion a four-year campaign of genocide that would wipe out 2 million people – a quarter of the country’s population. Developed through a partnership between USC Shoah Foundation and the Documentation Center of Cambodia, the Cambodian Genocide Collection offers testimonies of survivors who escaped the killings from 1975 to 1979.

The Digital Archive of Cambodia Holocaust Survivors

Here you will find testimonies of the Cambodian Genocide.

Cambodia: Genocide Watch

In addition to explaining the Cambodian genocide, this website also includes maps, documents, and first hand accounts

Holocaust Memorial Day Trust | Cambodia: 1975 – 1979Khmer rouge, a radical communist political party, under the leader Pol Pot, seized power in Cambodia in April 1975. The population was made to work as labourers in one huge federation of collective farms. All political and civil rights were abolished. Those who did not leave their homes fast enough or comply were all murdered. There were over 2 million civilian deaths during this period.

Cambodian Genocide Photograph Collection

Curated by the Colorado Department of Education, this site allows visitors to view their collection of photographs from during and after the Cambodian Genocide. Please be aware that some photographs may be troubling.

Videos

This video gives an overview of the Cambodian Genocide.

This award winning, full length documentary focuses on the S21 Prison that was active during the Cambodian Genocide. An interrogator, member of the secret police, and a survivor are interviewed as the film makers reveal the autrocities that happened.

A journalist meets with young Cambodians as they try to come to terms with their country's horrific past.

This 55 minute documentary explains the events that occured and the people who where involved in the Cambodian Genocide.