Recent beheadings of foreigners held captive by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have prompted several major media outlets to censor graphic scenes of death and violence. These outlets have refused to display images or footage that portray these deaths out of respect for victims’ families and a desire to avoid fueling ISIL’s propagandistic vision.

Delfina Foundation in London recently hosted a talk with The Otolith Group, an artist duo comprised of Anjalika Sagar and Kodwo Eshun, and guest speaker Tamar Garb. Curator Grant Watson moderated the event.

Today marks an important anniversary in the history of children’s rights. On November 20th, 1989 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). To date, 194 countries are party to the convention. This leaves all but two countries: Somalia and the United States.