Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum Essays

The Khmer Rouge killing machine was filmed in the Tuol Sleng High School which the Khmer Rouge used as a detention center called S21 and is now a genocide museum. Between 1975 and 1977, nearly 17,000 people passed through its doors where they were interrogated, tortured, and executed. Vann Nath, one of only three survivors of the detention center, was a painter whose work found favor with his captors. He consoles another survivor who is unable to speak because of the grief that overcomes him in remembering

In the novel, The Kite Runner, many violation of human rights are portrayed. In Afghanistan, where the novel takes place, the Taliban has taken over the country and the people and has destroyed much of what Afghanistan once was. The Taliban is so powerful that they could kill a man or a women just because they wanted to. They hang poeple in parks, beat them to death in front of large crowds, hold gatherings to be-head sinners, and most of all, they strip innocent women, men, and children of their

and to eventually rise and establish themselves as a national government in Cambodia after a successful invasion of Phnom Phen. Although the Cambodian Genocide initially significantly damaged the health of the country, the lasting effects were more catastrophic, leading to decades of unforgotten memories and trauma. During the Cambodian Genocide, Cambodian citizen’s rights were severely strained, as they were stripped of religious beliefs and were unable to develop a sympathetic relationship with

justice, restorative justice and reconciliation. Clark argues that retributive justice, which focuses on punishing the perpetrator equal to their crime committed, is best suited for situations where a serious crime was committed such as war crimes or genocide. This strict response deters such crimes from happening again. Restorative justice, which focuses on restoring the relationship between the victim and perpetrator, is best suited for minor crimes since the repair work roughly equates to the alternative