The Psychology Behind Kampuchea’s S-21 Torture Center

A case of paranoia, ego, and bureaucracy

A hallway inside S-21 — uploaded by user Dudva

(Disclaimer: The following article contains descriptions and images that some may find disturbing.)

There are very few places in the world quite as heinous as S-21. At this repurposed high school in an otherwise unremarkable, empty neighborhood, acts of torture took place that…