Cries from S21 Prison...down to the Killing Fields.

tiny,dark,filthy cells in S21 Prison

         
         Somehow I had read about the horrific plight of the victims in Pol Pot's regime,being at the actual sight where the atrocious crimes were executed was a far more different story.The tortures committed were unimaginable,you could almost hear the cries,moans and anguish of the unfortunate souls by barely looking at the cells and torture instruments.I could almost feel the horrible pains inflicted on them through the photos and paintings on its walls.Men,women,old and young were not spared,the cruelty and sadistic treatment they suffered was unbelievably gross!I could hardly breathe,while reading the captions of the photos,my sight suddenly went blurred with unshed tears.Strong emotions I couldn't decipher...dread,pity,anger..rolled into one.
        There was this one picture that astounded me,A mother holding her young child in her arms,while being tortured on an interrogation chair,like she was about to be electrocuted.I almost gasped in horror!Nothing more inhumane than that could anyone commit in a million lifetime!If I was horrified by just looking at the picture,what more can that pitiful mother felt?Her face was void of expression,to top it all,why did they make her look at the camera and pose for them with her young helpless child in her loving protective arms?!
         The devil was definitely glorified by the monstrosity committed in this prison!

          Most of the victims were professionals,artists and politicians,they were held in captivity for the sole reason,they were considered as threat to Pol Pot's regime.

Chao Ponhea High School turned S21 Prison

    "It is compulsory to preserve the archive evidence of the bloody regime and remember the oppression,anguish and suffering caused by "Khmer Rouge".Keeping the memory of the atrocities committed on Cambodian soil alive is the key to build a new strong and just state.Furthermore,making the crimes of the inhumane regime of Khmer Rouge public,plays crucial role in preventing new Pol Pot from emerging in the lands of Ankor or anywhere on Earth."

by:Toul Sleng Genocide Museum

actual photos of victims & torture gadgets