Khmer Rouge

Targeted educated, religious, ethnic groups; ~1.7M killed.

Years
1975-1979
Country
Cambodia
Capital City
Phnom Penh
Conflict Locations
Killing Fields, Phnom Penh
Children Affected
Large % children
Stela of skulls, Cheung Ek Killing Fields site, near Phnom Penh, Cambodia. May 2009.

Stela of skulls, Cheung Ek Killing Fields site, near Phnom Penh, Cambodia. May 2009. Photo by Adam Jones.

After WWII, horrified European nations created the United Nations to promote peace and prevent future genocides.