Vann Nath

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Vann Nath was a Cambodian painter, writer, and human rights advocate best known for surviving the Khmer Rouge’s S-21 prison and later documenting its atrocities through his art and memoirs.

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Vann Nath canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
human rights activist ⓘ
painter ⓘ
awardReceived Lillian Hellman–Dashiell Hammett Award ⓘ
causeOfDeath kidney failure ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Cambodia ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1946-01-01 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2011-09-05 ⓘ
depicts Khmer Rouge crimes ⓘ
torture at S-21 ⓘ
victims of the Cambodian genocide ⓘ
employedBy Khmer Rouge (as prisoner-artist at S-21) ⓘ
ethnicGroup Khmer ⓘ
familyName Vann ⓘ
fieldOfWork human rights advocacy ⓘ
literature ⓘ
painting ⓘ
genre documentary art ⓘ
historical painting ⓘ
memoir ⓘ
givenName Nath ⓘ
hasOccupation artist ⓘ
knownFor memoir about S-21 prison ⓘ
paintings depicting Khmer Rouge atrocities ⓘ
surviving S-21 prison ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
Khmer ⓘ
memberOf S-21 prison survivors ⓘ
linked to: Dith Pran
movement human rights movement ⓘ
name Vann Nath ⓘ
notableWork A Cambodian Prison Portrait: One Year in the Khmer Rouge’s S-21 Prison ⓘ
occupation human rights activist ⓘ
painter ⓘ
writer ⓘ
participantIn Cambodian genocide ⓘ
Khmer Rouge era ⓘ
placeOfBirth Battambang Province ⓘ
linked to: Battambang

Cambodia ⓘ
placeOfDeath Cambodia ⓘ
Phnom Penh ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
residence Phnom Penh ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
subjectOf documentary film "S-21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine" ⓘ
survived Tuol Sleng (S-21) prison ⓘ
linked to: Tuol Sleng prison
workLocation Phnom Penh ⓘ
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum ⓘ

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Vann Nath → name → Vann Nath ⓘ