Vann Nath

Vann Nath
វ៉ាន់ណាត
Vann Nath after having received a copy of the Duch verdict on 12 August 2010
Born1946
Died5 September 2011(2011-09-05) (aged 64–65)
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
NationalityCambodian
EducationSelf-taught Painting at a Pagoda
Occupation(s)Painter, writer
Painting of waterboarding at Cambodia's Tuol Sleng Prison, by former inmate Vann Nath

Vann Nath (Khmer: វ៉ាន់ណាត; 1946 – 5 September 2011)[1][2] was a Cambodian painter, artist, writer, and human rights activist. He was the eighth Cambodian to win the Lillian Hellman/Hammett Award since 1995. He was one of only seven known adult survivors of S-21 camp, where 20,000 Cambodians were tortured and executed during the Khmer Rouge regime (Democratic Kampuchea).

  1. ^ "Tuol Sleng survivor and artist Vann Nath mourned". BBC News Online. 6 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Vann Nath obituary". The Guardian. 5 September 2011.