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S-21 marks UNESCO listing

Publication date 01 August 2021 | 20:42 | ICT

July 31 marked the 12th anniversary of the listing of Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum Archive in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme. This year, it was observed virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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