Ten years ago, The Independent, after much consideration, decided to put the disturbing photo of the body of Alan Kurdi, aged two, on its front page.
Alan was found on a Turkish beach after his family of Syrian Kurds had tried to cross to Greece in an overloaded inflatable boat. His mother and brother also died. We hoped that the striking image would jolt the conscience of the world and bring home the human consequences of the migrant crisis on the shores of Europe.
