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Memoria Abierta State Terrorism Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum Launches First Educational Outreach Program


During the period of the Argentine military dictatorship from 1976 to 1983, state terrorism was justified in the name of national security. Thousands of men, women and children were kidnapped, tortured in clandestine concentration camps and secretly executed. An alliance of eight Argentine human rights organizations, Memoria Abierta (Open Memory) is dedicated to creating a place where Argentineans can come to reflect on the past in order to ensure history will not repeat itself.

Learn more about Memoria Abierta.		 State terrorism is a system of political domination based on the spreading of terror in society. It is characterized by a systematic and massive criminally repressive policy, implemented by the State agencies.

Where have people faced similar issues in the past? 		As Cambodia hold its landmark trials to bring to justice architects of the Khmer Rouge genocide, the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is launching its first educational program geared towards Cambodian secondary school students.
The program brings students to the site to share the history of the Khmer Rouge genocide and open discussion about its legacies in Cambodian society today.