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Acid Violence Against Women In Uganda

May 21, 2009 was Gloria Kankunda (38) subjected to an acid attack from an unknown «hitman» outside her home in Kampala. After the first emergency treatment in her home country, she was flown to Cape Town, South Africa for further treatment.

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World Photo Annual

2023

Photographer of the Year

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Professional

Acid Violence Against Women In Uganda

May 21, 2009 was Gloria Kankunda (38) subjected to an acid attack from an unknown «hitman» outside her home in Kampala. After the first emergency treatment in her home country, she was flown to Cape Town, South Africa for further treatment.

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John T. Pedersen

John T. Pedersen (1966) is an independent photojournalist based in Norway, with a particular focus on humanitarian issues. I have worked for a number of newspapers, trade press, magazines and agencies. Affiliated with the national newspaper Dagbladet in Oslo. https://www.worldpressphoto.org/collection/photo/2019/37713/1/John-T-Pedersen

John T. Pedersen

Photographic Areas of Focus

People, Photojournalism

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Norway

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