Cambodian terror - filling in the gaps
In between the many days of physical labour, on Monday we were not physically challenged, rather we were emotionally challenged by our visits to the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum also known as S-21 and Choeung Ek Genocidal Centre (the killing fields), along with our initial introduction to the Tabitha Foundation (an NGO that assists locals who are living under extreme poverty to get above the poverty line) given by their founder Janne Ritskes. After being told of the tragedies that have befallen this beautiful nation, we then moved on to a site of some of these tragedies, Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum which was once the S-21 Khmer Rouge prison. Once there, we partook in an audio guided tour that not only showed us through the former prison but also immersed us in several horrific stories endured by those that once inhabited S-21. Whilst displaying the evils once experienced there the tour also showed how justice has been served to those who orchestrated these vile acts and how these ...
