Heart of Darkness

• Photographer
  Eddie Gerald, Israel
• Website
  http://www.geophotos.com

Estimated 400,000 refugees and 1.1 million internally displaced people forced from their homes in DRC Congo as a result of armed conflict, systematic killings and human rights atrocities over more than a decade. A decrease in violence has allowed hundreds of thousands of displaced individuals to return home, but in several locations the security situation remains extremely volatile. Armed groups and government troops continue to carry out attacks against civilians mainly in the eastern part of the country. Returnees face further violence and many suffer from a lack of adequate resources and infrastructure. April 2007

Eddie Gerald is an independent photojournalist based in Israel and is represented by the German Picture agency ? Laif. His photography work is published in major international publications.

His website: www.geophotos.com