DC-Cam Distributes Khmer Rouge History Textbooks to Students

  • by Michael Saliba, J.D. (Northwestern Law '09), Consultant to the Center for International Human Rights, Northwestern University School of Law
  • — 9 Oct, 2009

On October 9, 2009 the Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam) distributed textbooks about the Khmer Rouge to high school students in the Samrong District of the Takeo Province. The book, A History of Democratic Kampuchea, was written by Khamboly Dy of DC-Cam in partnership with the Cambodian Ministry of Education. It is meant to serve as a supplementary text and teaching aid for high school teaches all across the country. The DC-Cam staff was met at the local high school by the director of the school as well as the chief of the Samrong District educational office…

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