S21 Prison & the Killing Fields

Heavy start to the tour with two of the key memorial sites around Phnom Penh. First up the S21 prison which was a school converted into a prison for torturing those suspected of resistance to the reign of the Khmer Rouge. This was merely a holding house until they "confessed" their crimes and were sent for execution. About an hours drive out of the city we visited the Genocide memorial at one of the killing fields. Shockingly this is just one of hundreds of similar fields across the country. The stories told around the centre were horrific, including the executioners not having the correct tools so death was slow and painful for many.Read more