The Last Witness to S 21's Dark Past Passes On Bou Meng's passing marks the end of an era in Cambodia's tumultuous history.
He was a human connection to one of the darkest chapters of modern human experience: the brutal regime of the Khmer Rouge, which led to the deaths of an estimated 1. 7 million people between 1975 and 1979.
As one of the few survivors of S 21, the notorious torture center, Bou Meng bore witness to unimaginable atrocities that continue to haunt Cambodia today.