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Iconic Images of Human Rights Violations (84): Starving Girl in Nigeria

Starving Girl in Nigeria

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This image by Lyle Conrad, taken in the late 1960s, shows a seated, listless child, who was among many kwashiorkor cases found in Nigerian relief camps during the Nigerian–Biafran war. Kwashiorkor is a disease brought on due to a severe dietary protein deficiency.

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