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Gideon Mendel, a London-based South-African photojournalist, has been involved in photographing the HIV/AIDs crisis in Africa for years. Several projects stand out for their use of multi-media, including audio testimony, to present peoples’ lives and to link the viewer to channels for action. UK Guardian newspaper; An Answer in Africa Salvation is Cheap – which [...]
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An interesting digest by Rahnuman Ahmed on Shahidul Alam’s blog including a seminar at the recent Chobi Mela (International Festival of Photography) in Bangladesh called ‘Engaging with photography from outside: An informal discussion between a geographer, an editor and a curator/funder of photography’. One of the panelists, David Campbell, a professor of cultural and political [...]
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Interesting discussion thread on Burn Magazine including comments on how photos can be used for a social cause and whether focusing on only the negative aspects of peoples’ lives when covering issues of poverty fails to present a rounded view of peoples’ lives and the issue.
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Sheet, originally uploaded by Buddha’s Breakfast. A member of the delegation of human rights defenders, including families of the ‘disappeared’ holds the sheet that covered the fake ‘body of justice’, a symbol of Nepal’s ailing justice system. The sheet was signed by those attending an event in Ratna Park, Kathmandu to mark the 5th anniversary [...]
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Signing II, originally uploaded by Buddha’s Breakfast. People sign the ‘body of Justice’ at the event to mark the 5th anniversary of the killing of 15yr old Maina Sunuwar. The ‘body’ was a metaphor for the ailing state of Nepal’s justice system, undermined by a culture of impunity. No one has been prosecuted for human [...]
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Postcard, originally uploaded by Buddha’s Breakfast. Advocacy Forum produce a postcard to lobby the Prime Minister of Nepal for Maina’s killers to be immediately arrested and prosecuted. The campaign, starting on the 5th anniversary of her killing, also demands that all instances of human rights abuses during the 10yr conflict be investigated and perpetrators prosecuted [...]
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Body of Justice, originally uploaded by Buddha’s Breakfast. The fake ‘body of justice’ lies before the stage at the event to mark the 5th anniversary of the killing of 15yr old Maina Sunuwar. The ‘body’ was a metaphor for the ailing state of Nepal’s justice system, undermined by a culture of impunity. No one has [...]
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Old & New Nepal, originally uploaded by Buddha’s Breakfast. Promises of a ‘New’ Nepal that is inclusive and where human rights are respected ring hollow when no one has been prosecuted for human rights abuses that took place during the country’s 10yr civil war. Political violence continues and impunity is rife. Copyright ‘Advocacy Forum / [...]
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Signing IV, originally uploaded by Buddha’s Breakfast. A member of the public signs the ‘body of Justice’ at the event to mark the 5th anniversary of the killing of 15yr old Maina Sunuwar. The ‘body’ was a metaphor for the ailing state of Nepal’s justice system, undermined by a culture of impunity. No one has [...]
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Maina_postcard_FINAL3_web, originally uploaded by Buddha’s Breakfast. Maina Sunuwar was only 15 years old when on 17 February 2004 she was taken from her home by members of the Nepal Army. They took her to a nearby army camp used to train soldiers prior to going on UN Peace keeping missions. There soldiers repeatedly pushed her [...]
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