A Conversation with with Youk Chhang, Executive Director of the Documentation Center of Cambodia

The conversation (in English) on FRC Genocide Podcast Series with Youk Chhang, Executive Director of the Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam), founder and chair of the Sleuk Rith Institute and a survivor of the Khmer Rouge’s “killing fields”. It touches on: – His “hidden” (personal) motive behind his genocide documentation work since 1995 – The need of move away from a sense of “victimhood” – Documentation beyond the narrow legal purpose for providing any courts facts & documents – Documentation with a broader aim of recording history, preserving memory, healing and building futures – US, UK, UN and ASEAN’s direct