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00027253 : RWANDA Kigali - Women washing the bones of victims of the 1994 genocide, which were amongst about 300 bodies in a newly discovered mass grave in Kigali. During the excavations attempts are made to identify the victims using teeth, jewellery and skull characteristics.
00027252 : RWANDA Kigali - During a commemorative gathering to mark the tenth anniversary of the genocide, a coffin with the remains of victims is lowered into a vault to be re-buried.
00027251 : RWANDA Nyamata - Survivors of the genocide take a last look at the remains of victims before they are finally re-buried. After the end of the genocide, a monument was built next to the church in Nyamata where in 1994 thousands of people were killed. Bones and skulls which were on display for some years are now washed, cleared away and some of them buried in special commemoration ceremonies.
00027250 : MONTSERRAT - Soufriere Hills volcano eruption. Much of the southern part of the island, including the island's capital, Plymouth, was devastated.
00027249 : MONTSERRAT - Soufriere Hills volcano eruption. Much of the southern part of the island, including the island's capital, Plymouth, was devastated.
00027248 : MONTSERRAT - Soufriere Hills volcano eruption. Much of the southern part of the island, including the island's capital, Plymouth, was devastated.
00027247 : MONTSERRAT - Soufriere Hills volcano eruption. Much of the southern part of the island, including the island's capital, Plymouth, was devastated.
00027246 : MONTSERRAT Plymouth - A shamrock, the island's symbol, visible on the end of an old cannon, half buried in volcanic ash on the waterfront in Plymouth. Like much of the southern part of the island, the capital was devastated in the aftermath of the Soufriere Hills volcano eruption.
00027245 : MONTSERRAT - Artwork on a food shack depicting the Soufriere Hills volcano eruption, which devastated much of the island.
00027244 : MONTSERRAT - Old couple sheltering under an umbrella during an ash fall following the eruption of the Soufriere Hills volcano.
00027243 : MONTSERRAT - A retired American couple clear volcanic ash from their poolside terrace above the golf course outside Plymouth. Much of the southern part of the island was devastated by the Soufriere Hills volcano eruption.
00027242 : MONTSERRAT - A woman reads a local newspaper report on the Soufriere Hills volcano eruption. Much of the southern part of the island, including the island's capital, Plymouth, was devastated.
00027241 : MONTSERRAT - A boy washing volcanic ash from his body. The eruption of the Soufriere Hills volcano caused serious damage to the fragile corals and ecosystem of the sea, with severe implications for the local fishing industry.
00027240 : MONTSERRAT - A visiting doctor from an American/Puerto Rican Christian charity examining children at a clinic. Many people suffered acute respiratory problems as a result of the eruption of the Soufriere Hills volcano.
00027239 : ERITREA Asmara - Railway workers in a workshop at the rail sidings in Asmara. Many of the engineers are over retirement age, having worked on the railway as far back as the 1940s. Construction of the 70km train line between the Eritrean capital and the Red Sea began in the late 19th century, shortly after the country became an Italian colony. With dozens of bridges, tunnels and viaducts, and an elevation of over 2000m, the railroad was a magnificent feat of engineering. But Eritrea's long war of independence left the track, which at times marked the front line, in a state of disrepair. In 2003 the railway was finally reopened.
00027238 : ERITREA - People from outlying villages travel by train to the market in Ghinda. Construction of the 70km railway line between the Eritrean capital and the Red Sea began in the late 19th century, shortly after the country became an Italian colony. With dozens of bridges, tunnels and viaducts, and an elevation of over 2000m, the railroad was a magnificent feat of engineering. But Eritrea's long war of independence left the track, which at times marked the front line, in a state of disrepair. In 2003 the railway was finally reopened.
00027237 : ERITREA - Railway line descending through the mountains from the capital Asmara towards Ghinda and then down to Massawa. Construction of the 70km train line between the Eritrean capital and the Red Sea began in the late 19th century, shortly after the country became an Italian colony. With dozens of bridges, tunnels and viaducts, and an elevation of over 2000m, the railroad was a magnificent feat of engineering. But Eritrea's long war of independence left the track, which at times marked the front line, in a state of disrepair. In 2003 the railway was finally reopened.
00027236 : ERITREA Asmara - Graves at the Italian cemetery in Asmara. Eritrea was an Italian colony from the late 19th century until the 2nd World War.
00027235 : ERITREA Asmara - Steam engine workshop at the rail sidings in Asmara. Construction of the 70km train line between the Eritrean capital and the Red Sea began in the late 19th century, shortly after the country became an Italian colony. With dozens of bridges, tunnels and viaducts, and an elevation of over 2000m, the railroad was a magnificent feat of engineering. But Eritrea's long war of independence left the track, which at times marked the front line, in a state of disrepair. In 2003 the railway was finally reopened.
00027234 : ERITREA - Heated debate as villagers at a remote stop try to pile as much as possible onto a train bound for the market at Ghinda. Construction of the 70km railway line between the Eritrean capital and the Red Sea began in the late 19th century, shortly after the country became an Italian colony. With dozens of bridges, tunnels and viaducts, and an elevation of over 2000m, the railroad was a magnificent feat of engineering. But Eritrea's long war of independence left the track, which at times marked the front line, in a state of disrepair. In 2003 the railway was finally reopened.
00027233 : ERITREA Asmara - The name plate of an Italian-era steam locomotive engine. Construction of the 70km train line between the Eritrean capital and the Red Sea began in the late 19th century, shortly after the country became an Italian colony. With dozens of bridges, tunnels and viaducts, and an elevation of over 2000m, the railroad was a magnificent feat of engineering. But Eritrea's long war of independence left the track, which at times marked the front line, in a state of disrepair. In 2003 the railway was finally reopened.
00027232 : ERITREA Asmara - Dapper old men hang out on the street, Italian style, in Asmara.
00027231 : SAUDI ARABIA Jeddah - Dilapidated buildings in the old town.
00027230 : SAUDI ARABIA Jeddah - Cityscape by night.
00027229 : SAUDI ARABIA Jeddah - A boy with his grandfather, paddling in the Red Sea at dusk.
00027228 : SAUDI ARABIA Jeddah - Sudanese migrant workers at Jeddah's camel market.
00027227 : SAUDI ARABIA - Crew member on a Red Sea ferry between Sudan and Saudi Arabia praying in the ship's control room.
00027226 : SUDAN Suakin - Children walk through the ruins of the old town of Suakin, once Sudan's main port, which fell into ruin after the British built Port Sudan in the early 1900s.
00027225 : SAUDI ARABIA Jeddah - Passengers on a Red Sea ferry look back at the port of Jeddah as they sail towards Sudan.
00027224 : SUDAN Suakin - A man sleeps in the shade in the old town of Suakin. Once Sudan's main port, it has fallen into ruin since the British built Port Sudan in the early 1900s.
00027223 : SUDAN Suakin - Fishermen in Suakin. Once Sudan's main port, it has fallen into ruin since the British built Port Sudan in the early 1900s.
00027222 : SUDAN Suakin - A boy with his donkey in the old town of Suakin. Once Sudan's main port, it has fallen into ruin since the British built Port Sudan in the early 1900s.
00027221 : SUDAN - Sudanese children sleep on the Red Sea ferry from Suakin to Saudi Arabia.
00027220 : ERITREA Dekmhare - The Tour of Eritrea cycle race. Police pushing back the crowd as the peloton approaches.
00027219 : ERITREA Dekmhare - The Tour of Eritrea cycle race. A rider from the Hidri team collapses after the longest stage in the race, 206km.
00027218 : ERITREA - The Tour of Eritrea cycle race. Riders make their preparations for the next day.
00027217 : ERITREA Nr. Massawa. Nr. Massawa. Nr. Massawa. Nr. Massawa - The Tour of Eritrea cycle race. The peloton passes a herd of camels waiting to be loaded with firewood.
00027216 : ERITREA Keren - The Tour of Eritrea cycle race. A rider has fallen just before the finish line in Keren.
00027215 : ERITREA - The Tour of Eritrea cycle race. Spectators jump off a container for a closer look as they spot the riders arriving on the outskirts of Asmara.
00027214 : ERITREA Asmara - The Tour of Eritrea cycle race. Overall winner Habte Woldesimon being carried through the streets of Asmara. The Cinema Impero was built by Italian colonists in the 1930s.
00027213 : ERITREA Keren - The Tour of Eritrea cycle race. Local men watch preparations for the next stage.
00027212 : ERITREA Asmara - The Tour of Eritrea cycle race. One more lap to go on the final stage.
00027211 : ERITREA - The Tour of Eritrea cycle race. Police keep the crowd back with batons. The event is sponsored by Coca Cola.
00027210 : ERITREA Asmara - The Tour of Eritrea cycle race. Coptic priest in the crowd.
00027209 : ERITREA - The Tour of Eritrea cycle race. The riders pass a bike repair shop near Asmara.
00027208 : ERITREA - The Tour of Eritrea cycle race. The road twists down towards Massawa, a drop of 2500m.
00027207 : ERITREA - The Tour of Eritrea cycle race. The Virgin Mary rides along with many of the cyclists.
00027206 : ERITREA Dekmhare - The Tour of Eritrea cycle race. For reasons of economy, riders Kflay and Musie share a bed in a Dekmhare hostel.
00027205 : ERITREA Barentu - The Tour of Eritrea cycle race. A rider at rest in a Barentu hostel.
00027204 : ERITREA - The Tour of Eritrea cycle race. Riders make preparations for the next day's stage in their hostel room.
00027203 : ERITREA Keren - The Tour of Eritrea cycle race. Eager faces in the crowd.
00027202 : ERITREA - The Tour of Eritrea cycle race. Hairpin corner on the way to Barentu.
00027201 : ERITREA - The Tour of Eritrea cycle race. A bad day for rider Amanuel Abraham on the stage from Keren to Barentu. First this puncture, which occurred when he was in the lead, and later disqualification for being pushed by his team car.
00027200 : ERITREA - The Tour of Eritrea cycle race. Dust covers the road to Dekmhare.
00027199 : ERITREA Nr. Massawa - The Tour of Eritrea cycle race. Muddy roads after rainfall the previous day.
00027198 : ERITREA - The Tour of Eritrea cycle race. Boys in their school uniforms cheer as the race passes by.
00027197 : SENEGAL - The Tour du Senegal cycle race. Spectators under a huge baobab tree near Popenguine on the 5th stage.
00027196 : SENEGAL Sindia - The Tour du Senegal cycle race. Dutch rider Marco Duys pumping up a tyre in Sindia on the 8th stage.
00027195 : SENEGAL Kaolack - The Tour du Senegal cycle race. Italian rider Leonardo Scarcelli stretches after the finish of the 2nd stage.
00027194 : SENEGAL Tambacounda - The Tour du Senegal cycle race. An Angolan rider suffers injuries after a fall in Tambacounda.
00027193 : SENEGAL Kaolack - The Tour du Senegal cycle race. The Cameroonian team resting on their team bus before the 2nd stage. The team arrived a day late in Dakar after their plane was delayed, and had only a few hours of sleep before starting the race.
00027192 : SENEGAL - The Tour du Senegal cycle race. A French rider suffering from severe diarrhoea gets back on his bike after an unscheduled mid-stage stop.
00027191 : SENEGAL Tivaouane - The Tour du Senegal cycle race. Dutch rider Marco Duys towering above the public in Tivaouane before the 6th stage.
00027190 : SENEGAL - The Tour du Senegal cycle race. Rafaelle Illiano of the Selle Italia team and a local rider waiting for the presentation ceremony to start.
00027189 : SENEGAL Diourbel - The Tour du Senegal cycle race. Turning point on the 2nd stage in Diourbel.
00027188 : SENEGAL Dakar - The Tour du Senegal cycle race. A soldier watches as the riders pass on the final stage in the city centre.
00027187 : SENEGAL Diourbel - The Tour du Senegal cycle race. Laurant Zoncot of the Burkina Fasian team cooling his legs with water after the 2nd stage.
00027186 : SENEGAL Dakar - The Tour du Senegal cycle race. A youth enjoys the feeling of sitting on the bike of tour winner Leonardo Scarselli from the Selle Italia team.
00027185 : SENEGAL - The Tour du Senegal cycle race passes a dead reptile by the side of the road near Kaolack.
00027184 : SENEGAL Popenguine - The Tour du Senegal cycle race. Moroccan cyclist Adil Jelloul is comforted by a team mate after a fall close to the finish line in Popenguine. After treatment he was able to continue the race.
00027183 : TANZANIA Arusha - Women's group learning skills for income generation.
00027182 : MONTSERRAT - New houses in St John's, in the north of the island, built for people who lost their homes as a result of the Soufriere Hills volcano eruption.
00027181 : UNITED KINGDOM Lancashire, England, Great Britain, UK - The call centre of Gold Medal Travel caters for over 500,000 customers each year, and employs over 600 staff.
00027180 : UNITED KINGDOM Lancashire, England, Great Britain, UK - The call centre of Gold Medal Travel caters for over 500,000 customers each year, and employs over 600 staff.
00027179 : UNITED KINGDOM Lancashire, England, Great Britain, UK - The call centre of Gold Medal Travel caters for over 500,000 customers each year, and employs over 600 staff.
00027178 : UNITED KINGDOM Lancashire, England, Great Britain, UK - The call centre of Gold Medal Travel caters for over 500,000 customers each year, and employs over 600 staff.
00027177 : UNITED KINGDOM Lancashire, England, Great Britain, UK - The call centre of Gold Medal Travel caters for over 500,000 customers each year, and employs over 600 staff.
00027176 : UNITED KINGDOM Lancashire, England, Great Britain, UK - The call centre of Gold Medal Travel caters for over 500,000 customers each year, and employs over 600 staff.
00027175 : UNITED KINGDOM Lancashire, England, Great Britain, UK - The call centre of Gold Medal Travel caters for over 500,000 customers each year, and employs over 600 staff.
00027174 : UNITED KINGDOM Lancashire, England, Great Britain, UK - The call centre of Gold Medal Travel caters for over 500,000 customers each year, and employs over 600 staff.
00027173 : LIBERIA Ganta - Government soldiers pose with a monkey statue found in a burnt-out house. They had recently retaken Ganta, a small town in the north of the country, from LURD rebels. The ongoing conflict in Liberia intensified in March 2003 when rebels opposed to the government of Charles Taylor gained territory across much of the country. In August 2003 Taylor agreed to hand over power to an interim government and went into exile, which led to the signing of a peace agreement.
00027172 : UNITED KINGDOM Lancashire, England, Great Britain, UK - The call centre of Gold Medal Travel caters for over 500,000 customers each year, and employs over 600 staff.
00027171 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Outside the US Embassy desperate civilians pile up the corpses of those killed in the latest mortar attack on central Monrovia. At least ten people were killed when two mortars exploded in the walled compound of the Greystone complex, next to the US embassy. Thousands of displaced people had congregated there in the belief that the proximity of the embassy would offer some protection. The ongoing conflict in Liberia intensified in March 2003 when rebels opposed to the government of Charles Taylor gained territory across much of the country, advancing on the capital city Monrovia. In August 2003 Taylor agreed to hand over power to an interim government and went into exile, which led to the signing of a peace agreement.
00027170 : LIBERIA Ganta - Child soldiers fighting on the side of government forces against LURD rebels in Ganta, a small town in the north of the country. Mounted on the back of their truck is an anti-aircraft gun. The ongoing conflict in Liberia intensified in March 2003 when rebels opposed to the government of Charles Taylor gained territory across much of the country. In August 2003 Taylor agreed to hand over power to an interim government and went into exile, which led to the signing of a peace agreement.
00027169 : LIBERIA Ganta - Government fighter wearing a bandana in the colours of the American flag. His forces were fighting against LURD rebels in Ganta, a small town in the north of the country. The ongoing conflict in Liberia intensified in March 2003 when rebels opposed to the government of Charles Taylor gained territory across much of the country. In August 2003 Taylor agreed to hand over power to an interim government and went into exile, which led to the signing of a peace agreement.
00027168 : LIBERIA Ganta - Government fighters travelling by motorbike. They had recently retaken Ganta, a small town in the north of the country, from LURD rebels. The ongoing conflict in Liberia intensified in March 2003 when rebels opposed to the government of Charles Taylor gained territory across much of the country. In August 2003 Taylor agreed to hand over power to an interim government and went into exile, which led to the signing of a peace agreement.
00027167 : LIBERIA Ganta - Young female government fighters stand guard. They had recently retaken Ganta, a small town in the north of the country, from LURD rebels. The ongoing conflict in Liberia intensified in March 2003 when rebels opposed to the government of Charles Taylor gained territory across much of the country. In August 2003 Taylor agreed to hand over power to an interim government and went into exile, which led to the signing of a peace agreement.
00027166 : LIBERIA Ganta - Government fighters showing off their weapons in an all-terrain vehicle. They had recently retaken Ganta, a small town in the north of the country, from LURD rebels. The ongoing conflict in Liberia intensified in March 2003 when rebels opposed to the government of Charles Taylor gained territory across much of the country. In August 2003 Taylor agreed to hand over power to an interim government and went into exile, which led to the signing of a peace agreement.
00027165 : LIBERIA Ganta - Government fighter standing on guard during a tropical rain shower. Government forces had recently retaken Ganta, a small town in the north of the country, from LURD rebels. The ongoing conflict in Liberia intensified in March 2003 when rebels opposed to the government of Charles Taylor gained territory across much of the country. In August 2003 Taylor agreed to hand over power to an interim government and went into exile, which led to the signing of a peace agreement.
00027164 : LIBERIA Ganta - Government fighter standing on guard during a tropical rain shower. Government forces had recently retaken Ganta, a small town in the north of the country, from LURD rebels. The ongoing conflict in Liberia intensified in March 2003 when rebels opposed to the government of Charles Taylor gained territory across much of the country. In August 2003 Taylor agreed to hand over power to an interim government and went into exile, which led to the signing of a peace agreement.
00027163 : LIBERIA Ganta - Government fighters on a pick-up truck. They had recently retaken Ganta, a small town in the north of the country, from LURD rebels. The ongoing conflict in Liberia intensified in March 2003 when rebels opposed to the government of Charles Taylor gained territory across much of the country. In August 2003 Taylor agreed to hand over power to an interim government and went into exile, which led to the signing of a peace agreement.
00027162 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Ten of thousands of displaced people have sought refuge in the Samuel K Doe stadium. As the ICRC (Red Cross) prepare to distribute food, hungry children wait for their turn. So that they are not lost by their parents, each has a number pinned to their chest. The ongoing conflict in Liberia intensified in March 2003 when rebels opposed to the government of Charles Taylor gained territory across much of the country. In August 2003 Taylor agreed to hand over power to an interim government and went into exile, which led to the signing of a peace agreement.
00027161 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Ten of thousands of displaced people have sought refuge in the Samuel K Doe stadium. As the ICRC (Red Cross) prepare to distribute food, hungry children wait for their turn. The ongoing conflict in Liberia intensified in March 2003 when rebels opposed to the government of Charles Taylor gained territory across much of the country. In August 2003 Taylor agreed to hand over power to an interim government and went into exile, which led to the signing of a peace agreement.
00027160 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Boy with Bart Simpson T-shirt next to drying clothes. He is living in a house which has become a temporary home to about 60 people from 5 extended families. Displaced people have squatted deserted buildings all over the city.
00027159 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Displaced people have squatted deserted buildings all over the city. Children taking a bath in the Eurobank, a five storey former office building where scores of families are living.
00027158 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Man shaving with a broken mirror in a house which has become a temporary home to about 60 people from 5 extended families. Displaced people have squatted deserted buildings all over the city.
00027157 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Crowd demonstrating for peace, waving palm branches. The ongoing conflict in Liberia intensified in March 2003 when rebels opposed to the government of Charles Taylor gained territory across much of the country. In August 2003 Taylor agreed to hand over power to an interim government and went into exile, which led to the signing of a peace agreement.
00027156 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Mother and child at an emergency clinic for cholera victims run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) at the Redemption Hospital in Kroo Town, a suburb of Monrovia. Scores of people have died in a cholera epidemic among displaced people.
00027155 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Mothers with their malnourished children at an emergency clinic run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) at the Redemption Hospital in Kroo Town, a suburb of Monrovia. Scores of people have died in a cholera epidemic among displaced people.
00027154 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Among the estimated one million people displaced by the civil war in Liberia, thousands of children have been separated from their parents. The ICRC (Red Cross) display posters with photographs of unaccompanied children, in the hope that a family member might recognise them and they can be reunited eventually.
00027153 : LIBERIA Monrovia - The Red Cross (ICRC) is active in reuniting families separated during the decade-long civil war. This young girl lost her parents during the recent fighting, but they have been located alive and well at another IDP camp, so they will be reunited soon.
00027152 : LIBERIA Monrovia - A house which has become a temporary home to about 60 people from 5 extended families. Children go downstairs on a wooden ladder stuck in a hole in the floor while torrential rains pour in. Displaced people have squatted deserted buildings all over the city.
00027151 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Crowd demonstrating for peace, waving palm branches. The ongoing conflict in Liberia intensified in March 2003 when rebels opposed to the government of Charles Taylor gained territory across much of the country. In August 2003 Taylor agreed to hand over power to an interim government and went into exile, which led to the signing of a peace agreement.
00027150 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Crowd demonstrating for peace, waving palm branches. The ongoing conflict in Liberia intensified in March 2003 when rebels opposed to the government of Charles Taylor gained territory across much of the country. In August 2003 Taylor agreed to hand over power to an interim government and went into exile, which led to the signing of a peace agreement.
00027149 : LIBERIA Ganta - Civilians sing and dance to celebrate the victory of government forces, who had recently retaken Ganta, a small town in the north of the country, from LURD rebels. The ongoing conflict in Liberia intensified in March 2003 when rebels opposed to the government of Charles Taylor gained territory across much of the country. In August 2003 Taylor agreed to hand over power to an interim government and went into exile, which led to the signing of a peace agreement.
00027148 : LIBERIA Monrovia - In an deep alley between the street and a building, displaced people have squatted some space which they call their home. Boy washing the dishes.
00027147 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Victims of a mortar attack are rushed to an emergency clinic run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). At least ten people were killed when two mortars exploded in the walled compound of the Greystone complex, next to the US embassy. Thousands of displaced people had congregated there in the belief that the proximity of the embassy would offer some protection. The ongoing conflict in Liberia intensified in March 2003 when rebels opposed to the government of Charles Taylor gained territory across much of the country. In August 2003 Taylor agreed to hand over power to an interim government and went into exile, which led to the signing of a peace agreement.
00027146 : LIBERIA Monrovia - A sign outside the Red Cross (ICRC) compound warns visitors not to bring any weapons inside.
00027145 : LIBERIA Monrovia - A victim's wife and son comfort each other as he is treated in an emergency clinic run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). He was rushed into the operating room with shrapnel wounds in his abdomen. At least ten people were killed when two mortars exploded in the walled compound of the Greystone complex, next to the US embassy. Thousands of displaced people had congregated there in the belief that the proximity of the embassy would offer some protection. The ongoing conflict in Liberia intensified in March 2003 when rebels opposed to the government of Charles Taylor gained territory across much of the country. In August 2003 Taylor agreed to hand over power to an interim government and went into exile, which led to the signing of a peace agreement.
00027144 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Young boys playing football on a vacant lot. Their families are among thousands of displaced people who have squatted deserted buildings all over the city to escape the fierce fighting.
00027143 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Tropical hard wood exports are the main source of income for the government of Liberia. After being accused of arms and diamond trafficking, the United Nations (UN)Security Council imposed an embargo on timber exports from Liberia, taking effect at the beginning of July 2003. This was one of the last loads of timber legally shipped from Monrovia harbour.
00027142 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Victims of a mortar attack are rushed to an emergency clinic run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). At least ten people were killed when two mortars exploded in the walled compound of the Greystone complex, next to the US embassy. Thousands of displaced people had congregated there in the belief that the proximity of the embassy would offer some protection. The ongoing conflict in Liberia intensified in March 2003 when rebels opposed to the government of Charles Taylor gained territory across much of the country. In August 2003 Taylor agreed to hand over power to an interim government and went into exile, which led to the signing of a peace agreement.
00027141 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Victims of a mortar attack are rushed to an emergency clinic run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). This woman was hit in the head by shrapnel. At least ten people were killed when two mortars exploded in the walled compound of the Greystone complex, next to the US embassy. Thousands of displaced people had congregated there in the belief that the proximity of the embassy would offer some protection. The ongoing conflict in Liberia intensified in March 2003 when rebels opposed to the government of Charles Taylor gained territory across much of the country. In August 2003 Taylor agreed to hand over power to an interim government and went into exile, which led to the signing of a peace agreement.
00027140 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Victims of a mortar attack are rushed to an emergency clinic run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). A man with shrapnel wounds in his abdomen says goodbye to his crying son before he goes into the emergency operating room. At least ten people were killed when two mortars exploded in the walled compound of the Greystone complex, next to the US embassy. Thousands of displaced people had congregated there in the belief that the proximity of the embassy would offer some protection. The ongoing conflict in Liberia intensified in March 2003 when rebels opposed to the government of Charles Taylor gained territory across much of the country. In August 2003 Taylor agreed to hand over power to an interim government and went into exile, which led to the signing of a peace agreement.
00027139 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Victims of a mortar attack are rushed to an emergency clinic run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). A man with shrapnel wounds in his abdomen says goodbye to his crying wife and son before he goes into the emergency operating room. At least ten people were killed when two mortars exploded in the walled compound of the Greystone complex, next to the US embassy. Thousands of displaced people had congregated there in the belief that the proximity of the embassy would offer some protection. The ongoing conflict in Liberia intensified in March 2003 when rebels opposed to the government of Charles Taylor gained territory across much of the country. In August 2003 Taylor agreed to hand over power to an interim government and went into exile, which led to the signing of a peace agreement.
00027138 : INDIA Kolkata (Calcutta) West Bengal - Slums in the Dum-dum area.
00027137 : AFGHANISTAN - Jonathan K Idema, known as 'Jack', on the road from Kabul to Jalalabad with local gunmen. Idema, an American mercenary, was organising protected convoys between the two cities after a spate of robberies and murders. In July 2004 Idema was arrested in Kabul after being accused of imprisoning civilians as part of his vigilante counter-terrorism operations.
00027136 : AFGHANISTAN - Jonathan K Idema, known as 'Jack', on the road from Kabul to Jalalabad. Idema, an American mercenary, was organising protected convoys between the two cities after a spate of robberies and murders. In July 2004 Idema was arrested in Kabul after being accused of imprisoning civilians as part of his vigilante counter-terrorism operations.
00027135 : AFGHANISTAN - Jonathan K Idema, known as 'Jack', on the road from Kabul to Jalalabad. Idema, an American mercenary, was organising protected convoys between the two cities after a spate of robberies and murders. In July 2004 Idema was arrested in Kabul after being accused of imprisoning civilians as part of his vigilante counter-terrorism operations.
00027134 : CHILE Nr. Temuco - Native Mapuche Indian man.
00027133 : TURKEY Istanbul - Russian street traders.
00027132 : TURKEY Istanbul - Russian trader selling contraband Marlboro cigarettes.
00027131 : TURKEY Istanbul - Russian street market.
00027130 : TURKEY Istanbul - Russian street traders fully laden with goods.
00027129 : UNITED KINGDOM London, England, Great Britain, UK - Two girls who became homeless after being the victims of racist abuse on their council estate, now living in a Bed & Breakfast.
00027128 : TURKEY Istanbul - Russian street market.
00027127 : DOMINICAN REPUBLIC San Juan province - Farmer at work in a rice field.
00027126 : DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Santo Domingo - The crowded riverside barrio of La Cienega, where houses have no running water or sanitation.
00027125 : DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Santo Domingo - Riverside shacks and luxury housing.
00027124 : DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Santo Domingo - The crowded riverside barrio of La Cienega, where houses have no running water or sanitation.
00027123 : DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Santo Domingo - Riverside shacks and luxury housing.
00027122 : DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Peravia province - Meeting of delegates from village-based coffee growers' associations in the mountainous province of Peravia.
00027121 : GRENADA - An American soldier on guard outside army HQ following the US invasion of the island after the collapse of the revolutionary government of Maurice Bishop.
00027120 : DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Tamayo - A migrant Haitian cane cutter working on a sugar plantation.
00027119 : GRENADA St. Georges - The capital, St. Georges.
00027118 : GRENADA - Sir Eric Gairy, former Prime Minister, on his return to the island after the collapse of the revolutionary government of Maurice Bishop.
00027117 : GRENADA St. Georges - Primary school class.
00027116 : GRENADA - Roadside hoarding proclaiming equality for women, erected by the revolutionary government of Maurice Bishop.
00027115 : GRENADA St. Georges - Three members of an international peace-keeping force patrol St. Georges following the US invasion.
00027114 : GRENADA - A woman grades a tray of nutmeg, one of the island's main exports.
00027113 : GRENADA - Roadside hoarding erected by the revolutionary government of Maurice Bishop.
00027112 : GRENADA St. George's - Crowds watch a parade marking the third anniversary of the revolution which resulted in the overthrow of Prime Minister Sir Eric Gairy and his replacement by Maurice Bishop and the left-of-centre New Jewel Movement.
00027111 : GRENADA St. George's - Workers march through the streets of St. George's to celebrate the third anniversary of the revolution which resulted in the overthrow of Prime Minister Sir Eric Gairy and his replacement by Maurice Bishop and the left-of-centre New Jewel Movement.
00027110 : ST. LUCIA Soufriere - Houses and fishing boats on the seafront on the outskirts of Soufriere.
00027109 : ST. LUCIA Soufriere - Houses on the seafront on the outskirts of Soufriere.
00027108 : ST. LUCIA - Bananas cut for export on the weekly banana boat.
00027107 : ST. LUCIA Soufriere - Houses on the seafront on the outskirts of Soufriere.
00027106 : ST. LUCIA Soufriere - A teenager watches as a tourist cruiser leaves port.
00027105 : ST. LUCIA Soufriere - Children collect water from a standpipe.
00027104 : ST. LUCIA Soufriere - Local youths watch as a tourist yacht sails past the Soufriere seafront.
00027103 : ST. LUCIA Soufriere - A cruise ship steams past a small fishing boat in Soufriere Bay after a half day sightseeing visit.
00027102 : CHAD Bahay, Biltine - Refugees living in makeshift tents on the border between Sudan and Chad. They fled Darfur after attacks by Janjaweed Arab militants.
00027101 : CHAD Bahay, Biltine - Woman drinking from a bucket at a water point, amongst thousands of refugees living in makeshift tents on the border between Sudan and Chad. They fled Darfur after attacks by Janjaweed Arab militants.
00027100 : CHAD Bahay, Biltine - Praying women, amongst thousands of refugees living in makeshift tents on the border between Sudan and Chad. They fled Darfur after attacks by Janjaweed Arab militants.
00027099 : CHAD Farchana, Ouaddai - The Farchana UNHCR refugee camp, about 50 km from the Sudan border, houses several thousand refugees. A boy is treated for wounds sustained when he fell off his donkey during the journey.
00027098 : CHAD Farchana, Ouaddai - Queue of containers next to a water source in Farchana UNHCR refugee camp. The camp, about 50 km from the Sudan border, houses several thousand Sudanese refugees fleeing the violence in Darfur.
00027097 : CHAD Tine, Biltine - Mother and child, amongst thousands of refugees living in makeshift shelters on the border between Sudan and Chad. They fled Darfur after attacks by Janjaweed Arab militants.
00027096 : CHAD Nr. Iriba - Sudanese women carry jerry cans from a water point to their temporary shelter in the Iridimi refugee camp. They fled their homes in Darfur after attacks by Janjaweed Arab militants.
00027095 : CHAD Nr. Iriba - Sudanese girls carry jerry cans from a water point to their temporary shelter in the Iridimi refugee camp. They fled their homes in Darfur after attacks by Janjaweed Arab militants.
00027094 : CHAD Nr. Iriba - Sudanese refugees in the Iridimi refugee camp. They fled their homes in Darfur after attacks by Janjaweed Arab militants.
00027093 : CHAD Farchana, Ouaddai - Mother and children at a queue of containers next to a water source in Farchana UNHCR refugee camp. The camp, about 50 km from the Sudan border, houses several thousand Sudanese refugees fleeing the violence in Darfur.
00027092 : CHAD Bahay, Biltine - Young woman, amongst thousands of refugees living in makeshift shelters on the border between Sudan and Chad. They fled Darfur after attacks by Janjaweed Arab militants.
00027091 : CHAD Bahay, Biltine - Sudanese woman collecting water from a well. With thousands of refugees living in makeshift tents on the border between Sudan and Chad, water is becoming scarce. They fled Darfur after attacks by Janjaweed Arab militants.
00027090 : CHAD Nr. Iriba - Sudanese woman praying in the Iridimi refugee camp, for people who fled their homes in Darfur after attacks by Janjaweed Arab militants.
00027089 : CHAD Bahay, Biltine - Sudanese woman collecting water from a well. With thousands of refugees living in makeshift tents on the border between Sudan and Chad, water is becoming scarce. They fled Darfur after attacks by Janjaweed Arab militants.
00027088 : SUDAN Darfur - A soldier from the Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA) in the village of Terbeba, which was razed by Janjaweed Arab militants. The SLA is one of two rebel groups fighting against the government and Janjaweed.
00027087 : CHAD Farchana, Ouaddai - The Farchana UNHCR refugee camp, about 50 km from the Sudan border, houses several thousand refugees. A UNHCR truck transports water from distant bore holes to the camp.
00027086 : SUDAN Darfur - A soldier from the Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA) in the village of Terbeba, which was razed by Janjaweed Arab militants. The SLA is one of two rebel groups fighting against the government and Janjaweed.
00027085 : SUDAN Darfur - A soldier from the Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA) prays in the village of Terbeba, which was razed by Janjaweed Arab militants. The SLA is one of two rebel groups fighting against the government and Janjaweed.
00027084 : SUDAN Darfur - A soldier from the Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA) on patrol in the village of Terbeba, which was razed by Janjaweed Arab militants. The SLA is one of two rebel groups fighting against the government and Janjaweed.
00027083 : SUDAN Darfur - A soldier from the Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA) on patrol in the village of Terbeba, which was razed by Janjaweed Arab militants. The SLA is one of two rebel groups fighting against the government and Janjaweed. The situation remains dangerous with militias still roaming the area.
00027082 : SUDAN Darfur - A young soldier from the Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA).The SLA is one of two rebel groups fighting against the government and Janjaweed Arab militants.
00027081 : SUDAN Darfur - A soldier from the Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA).The SLA is one of two rebel groups fighting against the government and Janjaweed Arab militants.
00027080 : USA New York, United States of America - Annual 4th July hotdog eating contest. Competitors have to eat as many hotdogs as they possibly can in twelve minutes.
00027079 : USA New York, United States of America - Annual 4th July hotdog eating contest. Competitors have to eat as many hotdogs as they possibly can in twelve minutes. Rich 'the locust' LeFevre pauses to digest when it's all over.
00027078 : USA New York, United States of America - Annual 4th July hotdog eating contest. Competitors have to eat as many hotdogs as they possibly can in twelve minutes. The winner, Kobayashi, and the event's host pose with 53.5 hotdogs, his new world record.
00027077 : USA New York, United States of America - Annual 4th July hotdog eating contest. Competitors have to eat as many hotdogs as they possibly can in twelve minutes. Ed 'Cookie' Jarvis keeps stuffing them in.
00027076 : USA New York, United States of America - After watching the annual 4th July hotdog eating contest, fans tuck in to some fast food themselves.
00027075 : NIGERIA Ogoniland - Shell's oil 'Manifold', Kdere. The manifold links pipes to the Bonny Oil Terminal. Although Shell oil wells are not operating, the pipes running through Ogoniland still carry oil from Shell's wells further east. In January 2004 Shell attempted to build a wall around the manifold in order to facilitate maintenance but it was demolished by local activists. Shell withdrew from Ogoniland in 1993 as a result of a campaign led by Ken Saro-Wiwa, who accused it of responsibility for widespread pollution. Mr Saro-Wiwa was executed in 1995.
00027074 : NIGERIA Ogoniland - Leaking oil 'Well-Head 18' in Kpor. The crude oil is turned brown when mixed under the high pressure with the natural gas also being carried in the pipes. Local witnesses report that the oil well, which is part of Shell reserves, has been leaking at this rate for five months. Local streams and wells for drinking water have been heavily polluted with crude oil.
00027073 : NIGERIA Ogoniland - Leaking oil 'Well-Head 18' in Kpor. The crude oil is turned brown when mixed under the high pressure with the natural gas also being carried in the pipes. Local witnesses report that the oil well, which is part of Shell reserves, has been leaking at this rate for five months. Local streams and wells for drinking water have been heavily polluted with crude oil.
00027072 : NIGERIA Ogoniland - Crude oil from a leaking oil well has polluted a drinking water well in Kpor. Local witnesses report that the oil well, which is part of Shell reserves, has been leaking at this rate for five months. Local streams are also heavily polluted with crude oil.
00027071 : NIGERIA Ogoniland - Crude oil from a leaking oil well has polluted a drinking water well in Kpor. Local witnesses report that the oil well, which is part of Shell reserves, has been leaking at this rate for five months. Local streams are also heavily polluted with crude oil.
00027070 : ANGOLA Nr. Saurimo - A government-held enclave in rebel-controlled territory. Diamond mining in a huge hand-dug pit. Digging and washing.
00027069 : NIGERIA Ogoniland - Disused Shell oil flow station, Kdere. Shell withdrew from Ogoniland in 1993 as a result of a campaign led by Ken Saro-Wiwa, who accused it of responsibility for widespread pollution. Mr Saro-Wiwa was executed in 1995.
00027068 : NIGERIA Ogoniland - Disused Shell oil flow station, Kdere. Shell withdrew from Ogoniland in 1993 as a result of a campaign led by Ken Saro-Wiwa, who accused it of responsibility for widespread pollution. Mr Saro-Wiwa was executed in 1995.
00027067 : NIGERIA Rokpokwu, Nr. Port Harcourt - Palm forest fire due to leak from Shell oil pipeline.
00027066 : NIGERIA Rokpokwu, Nr. Port Harcourt - Palm forest fire due to leak from Shell oil pipeline.
00027065 : ANGOLA Nr. Saurimo - A government-held enclave in rebel-controlled territory. Diamond mining in a huge hand-dug pit.
00027064 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Market vendors sell their wares from wheelbarrows.
00027063 : LIBERIA Voinjama - An injured former rebel fighter in a wheelchair.
00027062 : LIBERIA Voinjama - An elderly woman sits outside a shop called the African Food Center.
00027061 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Two young girls walk past a billboard urging Liberians to reconcile their differences by the year 2024. The billboard, signed by former president Charles Taylor, was presumably constructed in 1997 shortly after then-rebel leader Taylor assumed the presidency.
00027060 : LIBERIA Totota - A man builds a new house at the Totota camp for internally displaced people (IDPs).
00027059 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Members of a Nigerian military band nap while awaiting the arrival of Liberia's new president Gyude Bryant at Roberts International Airport, a day before his inauguration.
00027058 : LIBERIA Monrovia - A billboard reading "Unbalanced news is also a human rights abuse", signed by former president Charles Taylor.
00027057 : LIBERIA Totota - A woman builds a new house at the Totota camp for internally displaced people (IDPs).
00027056 : LIBERIA Monrovia - Gyude Bryant greets well wishers on his arrival at Roberts International Airport the day before his inauguration as Liberian president. On the right of the picture are his daughter, son and wife.
00027055 : LIBERIA Monrovia - A view of the Monrovia skyline from the roof of the Ducor Hotel, which was home to government fighters during the recent civil war.
00027054 : LIBERIA Voinjama - A United Nations peacekeeping soldier waves to a crowd as he guards a UN helicopter. A humanitarian and security assessment team had just landed in Voinjama, which was abandoned by the UN in 2000 after some of its workers were kidnapped.
00027053 : LIBERIA Monrovia - A cartoon lampooning former president Charles Taylor is sold to motorists waiting at a checkpoint.
00027052 : LIBERIA Monrovia - A crowd gathers to greet Gyude Bryant, the day before his inauguration as Liberian president.
00027051 : LIBERIA Monrovia - A cartoon lampooning former president Charles Taylor is sold to passers-by on the street.
00027050 : NIGERIA Lagos Island - Members of NASFAT (Nasrul-Lahi-il-Fathi Society of Nigeria) pray at the Marina Car Park on Lagos Island.
00027049 : NIGERIA Lagos - Anthony Olubunmi Okojie, Archbishop of Lagos and recently elevated to Cardinal.
00027048 : NIGERIA Benin City - A Nigerian police officer holds up a poster advertising a 500,000 Naira (US$3,800) reward offered by Scotland Yard. The British police appealed for information on the 'Boy Adam' case after forensic evidence proved that the boy, whose dismembered body was found in the River Thames, had originally come from the area around Benin City.
00027047 : NIGERIA - Guru Satmajaraji, cult leader.
00027046 : NIGERIA Iganmu, Lagos - The National Theatre building.
00027045 : NIGERIA Lagos - Prisoners awaiting trial in the back of a truck at the Lagos State Mobile Court as part of the Kick Against Indiscipline campaign.
00027044 : NIGERIA Lagos Island - Members of NASFAT (Nasrul-Lahi-il-Fathi Society of Nigeria) pray at the Marina Car Park on Lagos Island.
00027043 : NIGERIA Lagos Island - Members of NASFAT (Nasrul-Lahi-il-Fathi Society of Nigeria) pray at the Marina Car Park on Lagos Island.
00027042 : NIGERIA Lagos Island - Members of NASFAT (Nasrul-Lahi-il-Fathi Society of Nigeria) pray at the Marina Car Park on Lagos Island.
00027041 : NIGERIA Lagos - Lumber yard in the Makoko district.
00027040 : NIGERIA Lagos - Skyline of the Central Business District.
00027039 : NIGERIA Lagos - Lumber yard in the Makoko district.
00027038 : NIGERIA Bonny Island, Rivers State, Niger Delta - A gas flare at the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) facility on Bonny Island. The plant, built in part by Halliburton, is a joint venture between the government, Shell, ENI and Totalfinelf.
00027037 : NIGERIA Niger Delta, Bonny Island - A tanker labeled 'African Tankers' off Bonny Island.
00027036 : NIGERIA Bonny Island, Rivers State, Niger Delta - A worker makes a routine check at the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) facility on Bonny Island. The plant, built in part by Halliburton, is a joint venture between the government, Shell, ENI and Totalfinelf.
00027035 : NIGERIA Bonny Island, Rivers State, Niger Delta - A worker makes a routine check at the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) facility on Bonny Island. The plant, built in part by Halliburton, is a joint venture between the government, Shell, ENI and Totalfinelf.
00027034 : NIGERIA Bonny Island, Rivers State, Niger Delta - Machinery at the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) facility on Bonny Island. The plant, built in part by Halliburton, is a joint venture between the government, Shell, ENI and Totalfinelf.
00027033 : NIGERIA Bonny Island, Rivers State, Niger Delta - A storage tank at the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) facility on Bonny Island. The plant, built in part by Halliburton, is a joint venture between the government, Shell, ENI and Totalfinelf.
00027032 : NIGERIA Bonny Island, Rivers State, Niger Delta - Machinery at the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) facility on Bonny Island. The plant, built in part by Halliburton, is a joint venture between the government, Shell, ENI and Totalfinelf.
00027031 : NIGERIA Bonny Island, Rivers State, Niger Delta - Machinery at the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) facility on Bonny Island. The plant, built in part by Halliburton, is a joint venture between the government, Shell, ENI and Totalfinelf.
00027030 : NIGERIA Niger Delta, Port Harcourt - Men fish and women wash clothes in a creek in the shadow of tall buildings in Port Harcourt.
00027029 : NIGERIA Bonny Island, Rivers State, Niger Delta - A Nigerian worker employed by the Korean construction firm Daewoo works on a new 'train' or production facility at the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) facility on Bonny Island. The plant, built in part by Halliburton, is a joint venture between the government, Shell, ENI and Totalfinelf.
00027028 : NIGERIA Bonny Island, Rivers State, Niger Delta - A Nigerian worker employed by the Korean construction firm Daewoo works on a new 'train' or production facility at the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) facility on Bonny Island. The plant, built in part by Halliburton, is a joint venture between the government, Shell, ENI and Totalfinelf.
00027027 : NIGERIA Benin City - Chief Isekhuwe, a traditional ruler, moves his hands in front of a JuJu (voodoo) shrine.
00027026 : NIGERIA Niger Delta, Port Harcourt - A man fishing with a net in a creek near Port Harcourt.
00027025 : NIGERIA Niger Delta, Port Harcourt - A man stands by rusted and abandoned equipment in a creek in Port Harcourt.
00027024 : NIGERIA Niger Delta, Port Harcourt - Two boats sit moored in the harbour of Port Harcourt, the oil capital of Nigeria.
00027023 : NIGERIA Lagos - The Nigerian Stock Exchange.
00027022 : NIGERIA Katsina state - Attorneys for Amina Lawal listen to the Katsina State Judiciary Sharia Court of Appeal's ruling on her case. She had been sentenced to death by stoning for the crime of adultery, but the conviction was quashed on appeal. Ten Northern Nigerian states now use the system of Sharia law. Sharia courts impose strict Islamic laws, including floggings and amputations for transgressions like theft and adultery.
00027021 : NIGERIA Lagos - The Nigerian Stock Exchange.
00027020 : NIGERIA Ibadan - A worker watches cigarettes coming off the production line at the British American Tobacco (BAT) factory, the only example of large foreign investment in the country which is not oil-related.
00027019 : NIGERIA Lagos - The Nigerian Stock Exchange.
00027018 : NIGERIA Ibadan - A worker inspects cigarettes coming off the production line at the British American Tobacco (BAT) factory, the only example of large foreign investment in the country which is not oil-related.
00027017 : NIGERIA Ibadan - Workers inspect cigarette packets coming off the production line at the British American Tobacco (BAT) factory, the only example of large foreign investment in the country which is not oil-related.
00027016 : NIGERIA Ibadan - Cigarettes are weighed at the British American Tobacco (BAT) factory, the only example of large foreign investment in the country which is not oil-related.
00027015 : NIGERIA Ibadan - Cigarettes coming off the production line at the British American Tobacco (BAT) factory, the only example of large foreign investment in the country which is not oil-related.
00027014 : NIGERIA Ibadan - Plants grow in test tubes in a laboratory facility at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. The IITA researches farming techniques and disease resistant crops to help alleviate food shortages in sub-Saharan Africa.
00027013 : NIGERIA Ibadan - Technicians organise plant samples in a laboratory facility at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. The IITA researches farming techniques and disease resistant crops to help alleviate food shortages in sub-Saharan Africa.
00027012 : NIGERIA Ibadan - Technicians organise plant samples in a laboratory facility at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. The IITA researches farming techniques and disease resistant crops to help alleviate food shortages in sub-Saharan Africa.
00027011 : NIGERIA Ibadan - Technicians organise plant samples in a laboratory facility at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. The IITA researches farming techniques and disease resistant crops to help alleviate food shortages in sub-Saharan Africa.
00027010 : NIGERIA Lagos - Prisoners stand before a judge at the Lagos State Mobile Court as part of the Kick Against Indiscipline campaign.
00027009 : NIGERIA Lagos - A polio victim rides a skateboard through traffic, begging from drivers.
00027008 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - A group of Bongwonga rubber workers. The Belgian Congo under King Leopold II employed mass forced labour of the indigenous population to extract rubber from the jungle. As the demand for rubber grew King Leopold's private army of 16,000 mercenaries were given leave to use any method to coerce the population into meeting quotas, including random killing, mutilation, village burning, starvation and hostage taking. This photograph forms part of the Harris lantern slide collection. Alice Seeley Harris and her husband John Harris were missionaries in the Congo in the early 1900s. They produced a collection of images documenting the horrific abuses of the indigenous people of the Congo by King Leopold II's regime. Their photographs formed part of what was probably the first orchestrated multimedia campaign against widespread human rights abuses.
00027007 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Equator District - A young man and woman with severed arms. Mola's hands, seated, were destroyed by gangrene after being tied too tightly by soldiers. Yoka's hand, standing, was cut off by soldiers wanting to claim him as killed. The Belgian Congo under King Leopold II employed mass forced labour of the indigenous population to extract rubber from the jungle. As the demand for rubber grew King Leopold's private army of 16,000 mercenaries were given leave to use any method to coerce the population into meeting quotas, including random killing, mutilation, village burning, starvation and hostage taking. This photograph forms part of the Harris lantern slide collection. Alice Seeley Harris and her husband John Harris were missionaries in the Congo in the early 1900s. They produced a collection of images documenting the horrific abuses of the indigenous people of the Congo by King Leopold II's regime. Their photographs formed part of what was probably the first orchestrated multimedia campaign against
00027006 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Alice Seeley Harris with a large group of Congolese children. Alice Seeley Harris and her husband John Harris were missionaries in the Belgian Congo at the turn of the century. They produced a collection of images documenting the horrific abuses of the indigenous people of the Congo by the Belgian King Leopold II's regime. Their photographs formed part of what was probably the first orchestrated multimedia campaign against widespread human rights abuses.
00027005 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Women hostages taken after their husbands fled into the forest to escape the rubber quotas. The Belgian Congo under King Leopold II employed mass forced labour of the indigenous population to extract rubber from the jungle. As the demand for rubber grew King Leopold's private army of 16,000 mercenaries were given leave to use any method to coerce the population into meeting quotas, including random killing, mutilation, village burning, starvation and hostage taking. This photograph forms part of the Harris lantern slide collection. Alice Seeley Harris and her husband John Harris were missionaries in the Congo in the early 1900s. They produced a collection of images documenting the horrific abuses of the indigenous people of the Congo by King Leopold II's regime. Their photographs formed part of what was probably the first orchestrated multimedia campaign against widespread human rights abuses.
00027004 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Bauliri - Mannacled members of a chain gang at Bauliri. A common punishment for not paying taxes. The Belgian Congo under King Leopold II employed mass forced labour of the indigenous population to extract rubber from the jungle. As the demand for rubber grew King Leopold's private army of 16,000 mercenaries were given leave to use any method to coerce the population into meeting quotas, including random killing, mutilation, village burning, starvation and hostage taking. This photograph forms part of the Harris lantern slide collection. Alice Seeley Harris and her husband John Harris were missionaries in the Congo in the early 1900s. They produced a collection of images documenting the horrific abuses of the indigenous people of the Congo by King Leopold II's regime. Their photographs formed part of what was probably the first orchestrated multimedia campaign against widespread human rights abuses.
00027003 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Nsongo District - Nsala of Wala with the severed hand and foot of his five year old daughter murdered by ABIR militia. (Anglo-Belgian India Rubber company) This was all that remained that remained of a cannibal feast following the murder of his wife, son and daughter. The Belgian Congo under King Leopold II employed mass forced labour of the indigenous population to extract rubber from the jungle. As the demand for rubber grew King Leopold's private army of 16,000 mercenaries were given leave to use any method to coerce the population into meeting quotas, including random killing, mutilation, village burning, starvation and hostage taking. This photograph forms part of the Harris lantern slide collection. Alice Seeley Harris and her husband John Harris were missionaries in the Congo in the early 1900s. They produced a collection of images documenting the horrific abuses of the indigenous people of the Congo by King Leopold II's regime. Their photographs formed part of what was probably the first or
00027002 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Equator District - The Revd. John (far left) and Mrs Harris (far right) on a visit to the Congo. Alice Seeley Harris and her husband John Harris were missionaries in the Belgian Congo at the turn of the century. They produced a collection of images documenting the horrific abuses of the indigenous people of the Congo by the Belgian King Leopold II's regime. Their photographs formed part of what was probably the first orchestrated multimedia campaign against widespread human rights abuses.
00027001 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - A group of European and Congolese at a missionary prayer meeting in the forest. Alice Seeley Harris is on the left of the group wearing a solar topee. Alice Seeley Harris and her husband John Harris were missionaries in the Belgian Congo at the turn of the century. They produced a collection of images documenting the horrific abuses of the indigenous people of the Congo by the Belgian King Leopold II's regime. Their photographs formed part of what was probably the first orchestrated multimedia campaign against widespread human rights abuses.
00027000 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Equator District - A young boy forced to collect rubber for the Anglo-Belgium India Rubber Company (ABIR). The rubber quotas imposed on the indigenous population were so great that, as in this picture, the rubber vines were cut down rather than waiting for them to be tapped. As a result hardly any vines were left around the rubber stations. The Belgian Congo under King Leopold II employed mass forced labour of the indigenous population to extract rubber from the jungle. As the demand for rubber grew King Leopold's private army of 16,000 mercenaries were given leave to use any method to coerce the population into meeting quotas, including random killing, mutilation, village burning, starvation and hostage taking. This photograph forms part of the Harris lantern slide collection. Alice Seeley Harris and her husband John Harris were missionaries in the Congo in the early 1900s. They produced a collection of images documenting the horrific abuses of the indigenous people of the Congo by King Leopold II's r
00026999 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Illinga - A young boy (Impongi) with a severed hand and foot, mutilated by sentries after his village failed to meet its rubber quota. He was a witness before Leopold's Commission of Enquiry which was an unsuccessful attempt to refute Roger Casement's damning report to the British government on human rights abuses in the Congo. The Belgian Congo under King Leopold II employed mass forced labour of the indigenous population to extract rubber from the jungle. As the demand for rubber grew King Leopold's private army of 16,000 mercenaries were given leave to use any method to coerce the population into meeting quotas, including random killing, mutilation, village burning, starvation and hostage taking. This photograph forms part of the Harris lantern slide collection. Alice Seeley Harris and her husband John Harris were missionaries in the Congo in the early 1900s. They produced a collection of images documenting the horrific abuses of the indigenous people of the Congo by King Leopold II's reg
00026998 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Equator District - A young boy with a severed hand, mutilated by Congolese militias after his father failed to meet his rubber quota. The Belgian Congo under King Leopold II employed mass forced labour of the indigenous population to extract rubber from the jungle. As the demand for rubber grew King Leopold's private army of 16,000 mercenaries were given leave to use any method to coerce the population into meeting quotas, including random killing, mutilation, village burning, starvation and hostage taking. This photograph forms part of the Harris lantern slide collection. Alice Seeley Harris and her husband John Harris were missionaries in the Congo in the early 1900s. They produced a collection of images documenting the horrific abuses of the indigenous people of the Congo by King Leopold II's regime. Their photographs formed part of what was probably the first orchestrated multimedia campaign against widespread human rights abuses.
00026997 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Upper Congo - Swedish missionary and a young boy mutilated by a rubber sentry in the employ of a 'concessionnaire' company in the Upper Congo. The Belgian Congo under King Leopold II employed mass forced labour of the indigenous population to extract rubber from the jungle. As the demand for rubber grew King Leopold's private army of 16,000 mercenaries were given leave to use any method to coerce the population into meeting quotas, including random killing, mutilation, village burning, starvation and hostage taking. This photograph forms part of the Harris lantern slide collection. Alice Seeley Harris and her husband John Harris were missionaries in the Congo in the early 1900s. They produced a collection of images documenting the horrific abuses of the indigenous people of the Congo by King Leopold II's regime. Their photographs formed part of what was probably the first orchestrated multimedia campaign against widespread human rights abuses.
00026996 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Nsongo District - Two British missionaries with Congolese men holding the severed hands of two men (Lingomo and Bolenge) from their village, murdered by rubber sentries from the ABIR (Anglo-Belgian India Rubber company). The Belgian Congo under King Leopold II employed mass forced labour of the indigenous population to extract rubber from the jungle. As the demand for rubber grew King Leopold's private army of 16,000 mercenaries were given leave to use any method to coerce the population into meeting quotas, including random killing, mutilation, village burning, starvation and hostage taking. This photograph forms part of the Harris lantern slide collection. Alice Seeley Harris and her husband John Harris were missionaries in the Congo in the early 1900s. They produced a collection of images documenting the horrific abuses of the indigenous people of the Congo by King Leopold II's regime. Their photographs formed part of what was probably the first orchestrated multimedia campaign against widespread
00026995 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Lokonai - Three head sentries of the ABIR (Anglo-Belgian India Rubber company) with a prisoner. The Belgian Congo under King Leopold II employed mass forced labour of the indigenous population to extract rubber from the jungle. As the demand for rubber grew King Leopold's private army of 16,000 mercenaries were given leave to use any method to coerce the population into meeting quotas, including random killing, mutilation, village burning, starvation and hostage taking. This photograph forms part of the Harris lantern slide collection. Alice Seeley Harris and her husband John Harris were missionaries in the Congo in the early 1900s. They produced a collection of images documenting the horrific abuses of the indigenous people of the Congo by King Leopold II's regime. Their photographs formed part of what was probably the first orchestrated multimedia campaign against widespread human rights abuses.
00026994 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Girl with amputated foot, mutilated by sentries from a rubber concession. The Belgian Congo under King Leopold II employed mass forced labour of the indigenous population to extract rubber from the jungle. As the demand for rubber grew King Leopold's private army of 16,000 mercenaries were given leave to use any method to coerce the population into meeting quotas, including random killing, mutilation, village burning, starvation and hostage taking. This photograph forms part of the Harris lantern slide collection. Alice Seeley Harris and her husband John Harris were missionaries in the Congo in the early 1900s. They produced a collection of images documenting the horrific abuses of the indigenous people of the Congo by King Leopold II's regime. Their photographs formed part of what was probably the first orchestrated multimedia campaign against widespread human rights abuses.
00026993 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Mangi - Reverend John Harris preaching in a forest clearing. Alice Seeley Harris and her husband John Harris were missionaries in the Belgian Congo at the turn of the century. They produced a collection of images documenting the horrific abuses of the indigenous people of the Congo by the Belgian King Leopold II's regime. Their photographs formed part of what was probably the first orchestrated multimedia campaign against widespread human rights abuses.
00026992 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Bolomboloko - Lomboto shot in wrist and hand by a rubber concession sentry and permanently disabled as a result. The Belgian Congo under King Leopold II employed mass forced labour of the indigenous population to extract rubber from the jungle. As the demand for rubber grew King Leopold's private army of 16,000 mercenaries were given leave to use any method to coerce the population into meeting quotas, including random killing, mutilation, village burning, starvation and hostage taking. This photograph forms part of the Harris lantern slide collection. Alice Seeley Harris and her husband John Harris were missionaries in the Congo in the early 1900s. They produced a collection of images documenting the horrific abuses of the indigenous people of the Congo by King Leopold II's regime. Their photographs formed part of what was probably the first orchestrated multimedia campaign against widespread human rights abuses.
00026991 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Equator District - Man being flogged with a chicotte (posed picture) by a Congo State soldier. The Belgian Congo under King Leopold II employed mass forced labour of the indigenous population to extract rubber from the jungle. As the demand for rubber grew King Leopold's private army of 16,000 mercenaries were given leave to use any method to coerce the population into meeting quotas, including random killing, mutilation, village burning, starvation and hostage taking. This photograph forms part of the Harris lantern slide collection. Alice Seeley Harris and her husband John Harris were missionaries in the Congo in the early 1900s. They produced a collection of images documenting the horrific abuses of the indigenous people of the Congo by King Leopold II's regime. Their photographs formed part of what was probably the first orchestrated multimedia campaign against widespread human rights abuses.
00026990 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Baringa - Isekausu whose hand was chopped off by Ikombi, one of the rubber concession's sentries. The Belgian Congo under King Leopold II employed mass forced labour of the indigenous population to extract rubber from the jungle. As the demand for rubber grew King Leopold's private army of 16,000 mercenaries were given leave to use any method to coerce the population into meeting quotas, including random killing, mutilation, village burning, starvation and hostage taking. This photograph forms part of the Harris lantern slide collection. Alice Seeley Harris and her husband John Harris were missionaries in the Congo in the early 1900s. They produced a collection of images documenting the horrific abuses of the indigenous people of the Congo by King Leopold II's regime. Their photographs formed part of what was probably the first orchestrated multimedia campaign against widespread human rights abuses.
00026989 : POLAND Nowy Sacz - Mother and daughters.
00026988 : PERU Cajamarca - US-controlled gold mine, using the cyanide extraction method.
00026987 : KENYA - Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)