Vann Nath

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Vann Nath was a Cambodian painter, writer, and human rights advocate best known for surviving the Khmer Rouge’s S-21 prison and later documenting its atrocities through his art and memoirs.

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instanceOf human
human rights activist
painter
awardReceived Lillian Hellman–Dashiell Hammett Award
causeOfDeath kidney failure
countryOfCitizenship Cambodia
dateOfBirth 1946-01-01
dateOfDeath 2011-09-05
depicts Khmer Rouge crimes
torture at S-21
victims of the Cambodian genocide
employedBy Khmer Rouge (as prisoner-artist at S-21)
ethnicGroup Khmer
familyName Vann
fieldOfWork human rights advocacy
literature
painting
genre documentary art
historical painting
memoir
givenName Nath
hasOccupation artist
knownFor memoir about S-21 prison
paintings depicting Khmer Rouge atrocities
surviving S-21 prison
languageOfWorkOrName English
Khmer
memberOf S-21 prison survivors
linked to: Dith Pran
movement human rights movement
name Vann Nath
notableWork A Cambodian Prison Portrait: One Year in the Khmer Rouge’s S-21 Prison
occupation human rights activist
painter
writer
participantIn Cambodian genocide
Khmer Rouge era
placeOfBirth Battambang Province
linked to: Battambang

Cambodia
placeOfDeath Cambodia
Phnom Penh
religion Buddhism
residence Phnom Penh
sexOrGender male
subjectOf documentary film "S-21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine"
survived Tuol Sleng (S-21) prison
linked to: Tuol Sleng prison
workLocation Phnom Penh
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

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