Killing Fields
Cambodian genocide sites
Killing Fields refers to sites in Cambodia where the Khmer Rouge regime executed and buried over a million people between 1975 and 1979.
The term, popularized by a 1984 film, now extends to any location of mass atrocity: The region became a killing field during the civil war.
The phrase evokes systematic slaughter and unmarked graves.
- genocideSystematic annihilation of a people
- mass graveShared burial for many
- war crimeIllegal act in combat
- massacreLarge-scale unlawful killing
- deathCessation of life
Pol Pot · atrocity · Holocaust · never again · execution · Khmer Rouge · Cambodia · Salvador · re-education camp · slaughter · bloodbath · death march · Armenian Genocide · butchery · purge · annihilation · extermination · Rwanda
Killing Fieldssanctuary
Protected sacred space
refuge · safe haven · healing center · hospital · maternity ward
Killing Fieldspeace accord
Treaty ending a war
Camp David · Oslo Accords · Good Friday Agreement · liberation · armistice
Killing Fieldssafe haven
Protected place of shelter
sanctuary · promised land · refuge · asylum · shelter
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