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Liberation War Museum Children as Victims of War ICOM–U.S. Celebrates Sites of Conscience Impact on Human Rights and Civic Engagement


Born out of the struggle to establish the democratic, secular nation state of Bangladesh, the Liberation War Museum links this history of resistance, genocide and sacrifice for national rights to contemporary events of human right abuses and fundamentalist tendencies. The Liberation War Museum has designed a mobile education program which travels across the country, sharing the history of displacement and children as victims of war.

Learn more about the Liberation War Museum.		 War is an everyday reality for millions of children. They are killed, disabled or orphaned by civil war, guerrilla insurgency, or ethnic cleansing. They become refugees or displaced persons, often separated from their families. Many die or suffer from starvation, malnutrition, or lack of medical care. Many children are traumatized by witnessing brutal deaths and by being surrounded by violence, fear and hardship. Where have people faced similar issues in the past? May 25, 2010 -The International Council of Museums–U.S. (ICOM-U.S.) awarded its 2010 International Service Citation to the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, recognizing the impact of Sites of Conscience in the museum field, and the Coalition’s leadership in museum-based international relations. read more