As one enters the dimly lit tunnel with flickering light, the first things observable are blood-red graffiti denouncing US president George W Bush. A warning sign follows and shouts of tortured are heard.

Enter the 'Expose War Crimes - Criminalise War' exhibition at the Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur.

The first of it's kind in the world, the exhibition, which will end on Feb 11, boasts of wax figures and re-enactments on the horrors of wars.

Effects of atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima in 1945 are illustrated by deformed babies with bloodied eyes and abnormal heads in their cradles.

On the walls, hang horrific pictures of radiation-affected babies against a blood-splattered background.

Following this, are bodies in bags amongst rubble showing the devastating effect of bombs over towns and cities in Iraq.

Cries of horror

The torture of Iraqi prisoners exposed in Abu Ghraib are made more chilling with cries of horror echoing in the background.

There are wax figures of victims in stress positions with bags over their heads in 2m x 2m cells. A sign, which hangs above one of the figures, reads: "He was forced to stand like this for 15 hours. Can you?"

Visitors can also experience a sample of the torture in Abu Ghraib by being chained down with a loudspeaker above blaring the song 'By the Rivers of Babylon' by 70s Euro-disco group Boney M on repeat.

This was one of the torture methods that Abu Ghraib survivor Ali Shalal described to those who attended the three-day 'Expose War Crimes - Criminalise War' conference organised by the Perdana Global Peace Foundation, headed by former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

"Who would have imagined that the cheerful music of Boney M could be used as an instrument of pain and torture?

"That is exactly what happened in Abu Ghraib - the music is played in full blast for hours on end," the sign inside the room read.

Towards the end of the exhibition, the walkways are bright and clean - signalling a sign of hope that war can be stopped.

The exhibition, which is free, is open to the public from 10am to 6pm.

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