@marcusbleasdale A gold mineworker crushes rocks in a flour grinder. The dust is highly toxic and many adults suffer the effects of lead poisoning, ranging from swelling, dizziness and vomiting to organ failure, infertility and death. This image was used in the 2012 Human Rights Watch multimedia feature “A Heavy Price: Lead Poisoning and Gold Mining in Nigeria’s Zamfara State”. In response, the Nigerian government committed itself to a program of environmental remediation, backing it with $4 million that allowed life-saving medical treatment to reach 1,500 children. IMPACT is an exhibition focusing on the collaboration between photography and advocacy. @humanrightswatch has been using photography for many years to increase the power of the message and increase the IMPACT of the work of the researchers in the field. This collaboration has led to some extraordinary results and we would like to celebrate those achievements in this exhibition at #Christies in London this week @thephotographersgallery @natgeo #humanrightshumanwrongs
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