Street Children- Let them in
oil on canvas 607mm x 607mm Unframed
It cuts both ways for them. Their own houses turned to beasts pushing
them to streets. Our houses have no doors or windows to let them in. |
Background : There are about 150 million street children in the world
and the number is increasing daily. That is, more than half the population
of the USA.They may be as young as three. Street children exist in many major cities, especially in the Third World. They are usual suspects for and victims of police atrocities.Governments treat them as a blight to be eradicated-rather than as children to be nurtured and protected. Increasingly, these children are the defenseless victims of brutal violence, sexual exploitation, abject neglect, chemical addiction, and human rights violations or in extreme cases murder by "clean up squads" hired by local businesses. Some reasons children have been driven out of their homes may be extreme
poverty, severe family conflict, abuse , neglect, or parental abuse of
alcohol and drugs. A large number of street children get recruited in armies like Lords Resistance Army in Africa , or in Burma, where they are brutalised and become professional murderers in tribal warfare at the age of 10 or 12. This image has been used by 'purush uwaach' in their Diwali special issue 2018 |
Caitlyn, USA; IK, Canada; Patrick Star, The Philippines; Sigied Himawan Yudhanto, Indonesia; Prisci, Ireland; Elizabeth, UK; Alan, UK; Alyssa, USA; Juan, Mexico; Scott Dillahunt, USA; Riley Rilke, Germany; L Gohmann, Poland; Khudiliya A, Russia; Susana E, Germany; Marco, Indonesia; Elsa, Brazil; Anastasiya, Russia; Jeanine, The Netherlands; Shirin, Iran; Valerio, Italy; Mariola, Spain; Susana, Germany; Rossana, Italy; Elke A, Germany; Alpha, USA; Marco, Italy; Jijin, Japan; Sabo, Germany; Marga, USA; Jenna, USA; Kamini, India; Celia, Australia
Caitlyn, USA; IK, Canada; Patrick Star, The Philippines; Sigied Himawan Yudhanto, Indonesia; Prisci, Ireland; Elizabeth, UK; Alan, UK; Alyssa, USA; Juan, Mexico; Scott Dillahunt, USA; Riley Rilke, Germany; L Gohmann, Poland; Khudiliya A, Russia; Susana E, Germany; Marco, Indonesia; Elsa, Brazil; Anastasiya, Russia; Jeanine, The Netherlands; Shirin, Iran; Valerio, Italy; Mariola, Spain; Susana, Germany; Rossana, Italy; Elke A, Germany; Alpha, USA; Marco, Italy; Jijin, Japan; Sabo, Germany; Marga, USA; Jenna, USA; Kamini, India; Celia, Australia
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