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Police stand guard near graffiti reading ‘no war’<br />
in <strong>the</strong> Rocinha slum in <strong>Rio</strong> de Janeiro, Brazil, on<br />
12 April 2004. According to reports, about 1,000<br />
police officers invaded <strong>the</strong> slum after a battle<br />
between rival drug traffickers erupted. At least<br />
eight people died during <strong>the</strong> confrontations.<br />
Image: Douglas Engle / AustralFoto<br />
‘Say no to violence’ say residents of slums in<br />
Nairobi, Kenya, where <strong>the</strong> largest in<strong>for</strong>mal<br />
settlements are in <strong>the</strong> grip of gangs who control<br />
<strong>the</strong> crime and many businesses. The police offer<br />
little solace to bullied inhabitants.<br />
Image: Manoocher Deghati / <strong>IRIN</strong>
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