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Iconic Images of Human Rights Violations (26): The End of Colonialism

Gandhi

(source, this picture was taken in 1946 in India by Margaret Bourke-White who was sent there to cover a story about India’s independence)

Gandhi‘s struggle for India’s independence has become iconic for the worldwide struggle against colonialism, one of the most shocking human rights violations in history.

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