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Vann Nath (Khmer: វ៉ាន់ណាត; 1946 – 5 September 2011) was a Cambodian painter, artist, writer, and human rights activist. He was the eighth Cambodian to win the Lillian Hellman / Hammett Award since 1995.
Learn about Vann Nath, a Cambodian painter who survived the S-21 Prison under the Khmer Rouge Regime and documented the horrors of the genocide. Discover his artistic journey from witness to activist and his legacy of remembrance.
Sep 6, 2011 · Vann Nath, an artist who was one of only a handful of survivors of the Khmer Rouge torture center Tuol Sleng, and who lived to testify two years ago at the trial of his jailer, died...
Sep 9, 2011 · Like thousands of prisoners before and after him, Vann Nath, an artist who died on Monday, aged 65, was photographed by his captors: a blank face, heavy eyebrows and a wispy beard, dressed in the...
Sep 22, 2011 · At 66 years of age, Nath was one of only three surviving witnesses to the atrocities committed at Security Prison 21 (S-21)—the most notorious interrogation and execution facility of the Khmer Rouge regime, which ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979.
Sep 6, 2011 · Tributes have been paid to Vann Nath, the artist who was one of only a handful of people to survive the Khmer Rouge's notorious Tuol Sleng prison, who died on Monday. The...
Sep 17, 2011 · Two years ago Mr Vann Nath took the stand as a witness against Duch, his former master, who is now appealing a 35-year jail sentence handed down by a UN-backed war-crimes court in Cambodia.
