Published 30 November 2009, doi:10.1136/bmj.b5086
Cite this as: BMJ 2009;339:b5086

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Learning from children

Peter Moszynski

1 London

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A new charity, Article 1, has been established to inform government and citizens about the prevention of genocide and mass atrocities.

Named after the first article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, it was launched in London on 25 November, with a harrowing exhibition of children’s drawings from Darfur.

Its cofounder Rebecca Tinsley told the BMJ: "The children’s drawings are important because they bear witness to what has been happening in Darfur since 2003. The Sudanese regime has deliberately excluded journalists and human rights groups who might have provided outside confirmation of the pattern of attacks across the region."

The International Criminal Court has accepted the drawings as contextual evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Ms Tinsley maintains that the drawings exhibited have "empowered the child artists in the refugee camps, as well as providing them with an outlet to express themselves and try to come . . . [Full text of this article]


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