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The Teaching of "A History of Democratic Kampuchea (1975-1979)"

The Anti-Genocide Memorial Inauguration at Beoung Trabek High School

Phnom Penh, February 19, 2011

Photo By: Socheat Nhean and Sophat Mam

On February 19, 2011, the Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC‐Cam) inaugurated an antigenocide memorial at Boeng Trabek High School in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Placed in the center of the schoolyard, the granite memorial has two slogans engraved in gold lettering, which read: "Talking about experiences during the Khmer Rouge regime promotes reconciliation and educates children about forgiveness and tolerance," and "Learning about the history of Democratic Kampuchea helps prevent genocide." The two slogans are designed to promote forgiveness, tolerance, education and reconciliation and are part of the larger initiatives between DC‐Cam and the Ministry of Education Youth and Sports’ Cambodian Genocide Education Project to honor Khmer Rouge victims and to promote learning about Khmer Rouge history. By 2013, the Documentation Center of Cambodia will have inaugurated over 1,000 memorials on Cambodian high school grounds.