Cambodia genocide survivors 'thrilled' at new Unesco status

FILE PHOTO: Cambodian students of Royal University of Fine Arts reenact torture and execution by the Khmer Rouge during their reign of terror in the 1970s, in an event hosted by the ruling Cambodian People's Party to mark the annual Day of Anger at Choeung Ek, a former Khmer Rouge "killing field," on the outskirt of Phnom Penh, Cambodia Wednesday, May 20, 2015. This is one of three notorious Cambodian torture and execution sites used by the Khmer Rouge regime to perpetrate genocide 50 years ago, which were inscribed on Unesco's World Heritage List. - AP

PHNOM PENH: Survivors of Cambodia's four-year genocide on Saturday (July 12) told AFP they were "thrilled" that the site of their lives' biggest horror has gained Unesco recognition.

Three notorious Cambodian torture and execution sites used by the Khmer Rouge regime to perpetrate genocide 50 years ago were inscribed on Unesco's World Heritage List on Friday.