Bou Meng

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Bou Meng is a Cambodian artist and one of the few known survivors of the Khmer Rouge’s notorious S-21 prison, later turned into the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum.

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instanceOf Cambodian genocide survivor
human
activeIn Cambodia
advocatesFor human rights in Cambodia
memory of genocide victims
appearsIn books on Khmer Rouge survivors
documentaries about Tuol Sleng
associatedWith S-21 Documentation Center
linked to: Tuol Sleng prison

Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
causeOfSurvival artistic skills used by Khmer Rouge
countryOfCitizenship Cambodia
created portraits of Pol Pot and other Khmer Rouge leaders under duress
detainedBy Khmer Rouge
ethnicGroup Khmer
familyName Meng
genre realist painting
givenName Bou
hasActivity creating memorial art for genocide victims
public speaking about his experiences at S-21
hasExperience forced labor under Khmer Rouge
loss of family members during Cambodian genocide
hasRole S-21 prison survivor
witness of Khmer Rouge crimes
hasSpouse wife killed at S-21
knownFor educating the public about Khmer Rouge atrocities
guiding visitors at Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
languageSpoken Khmer
movement Cambodian contemporary art
name Bou Meng
notableFor surviving the Khmer Rouge S-21 prison
notableWork Autobiographical accounts of his time at S-21
Painting portraits of victims of S-21
occupation artist
painter
placeOfBirth Cambodia
placeOfImprisonment S-21 prison
linked to: Tuol Sleng prison

Tuol Sleng
religion Buddhism
residence Phnom Penh
subjectOf Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum exhibits
survivedEvent Cambodian genocide
Khmer Rouge regime
linked to: Khmer Rouge
testifiedAt Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
Khmer Rouge Tribunal
timePeriod 20th century
21st century
victimOf torture at S-21

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