A student writer reflects on their experience of volunteering at a school in South Africa, and asks how volunteerism – or “voluntourism” – sometimes entrenches power relations instead of altering them. https://lacuna.org.uk/equality/volunteering-in-africa-white-saviourism/ #volunteering #2025recap

At the Myanmar-Thailand border, Karenni refugees explain what forced them to flee Myanmar and what life is like in their refugee camp, and share their hopes for the future. #2025recap https://lacuna.org.uk/war-and-peace/karenni-refugees/ #myanmar #thailand #refugeeswelcome

2025 marked the 37th anniversary of the Isaaq genocide when around 90% of Hargeisa, Somaliland's capital, was destroyed and tens of thousands of Isaaqs were killed. https://lacuna.org.uk/war-and-peace/somalilands-hope-for-transitional-justice-after-the-isaaq-genocide/ #politicalwriting #2025recap

Wishing you all a merry and peaceful Christmas. Thanks to all our writers and readers for continuing to support Lacuna! 🎄❤️

After losing his arm in an Israeli airstrike, Anas al-Amarin relies on social media fundraising for survival. This powerful story comes from our end-of-year collection. https://lacuna.org.uk/war-and-peace/palestinian-using-social-media-fundraising/ #palestine #gaza #freepalestine

From our 2025 collection, this story sheds light on the conflict between #Armenia and #Azerbaijan over the #NagornoKarabakh enclave, a crisis which has received little international attention. https://lacuna.org.uk/war-and-peace/the-forgotten-armenians-of-nagorno-karabakh/

“I don’t need sympathy... I need a city I can survive in.” Find out more about how disabled communities in Delhi navigate the growing climate crisis in our 2025 recap. https://lacuna.org.uk/environment/delhis-climate-crisis #climatecrisis #climatejustice #disabilityjustice #disabilityrights

This expansive story follows the journey of four remarkable women forced to flee Venezuela in the largest displacement crisis in Latin America’s modern history. https://lacuna.org.uk/migration/leaving-venezuela-stories-of-venezuelas-displacement-crisis-from-the-diaspora/ #Venezuela #Journalism

“In terms of the next pandemic, scientists agree it’s not a question of ‘if’, but ‘when’.” This feature from Namibia is one of our 14 international human rights stories of 2025 https://lacuna.org.uk/food-and-health/one-health-pandemic-prevention/ #PandemicTreaty #PandemicAgreement

From our end-of-year series, this feature from Greenland exposes the forced contraception of thousands of Inuit women and girls. #journalism #humanrights

This collection of Lacuna stories from 2025 brings together an array of political writing by journalists, academics, students, activists + newer writers https://lacuna.org.uk/justice/human-rights-stories-from-around-the-world-in-2025

Southall Black Sisters say Banaz Mahmod’s death is a stark reminder of the consequences when the system fails, and the need for Banaz’s Law. https://lacuna.org.uk/justice/banazs-law-uk-honour-based-abuse/ #humanrights

Despite repeated reforms, police, health, social care and education continue to mishandle cases of “honour”-based abuse. https://lacuna.org.uk/justice/banazs-law-uk-honour-based-abuse/ #womensrightsarehumanrights

We've been proudly publishing stories about human rights for over a decade and we'll continue through 2026 and beyond. Happy #HumanRightsDay to all individuals and organisations who are exposing injustice and promoting rights ✌️ https://lacuna.org.uk/

NEW: Eight million Venezuelans have been forced to flee their homes as a result of the largest displacement in Latin America’s modern history. Among them are four remarkable women from the same family, now scattered thousands of miles apart far away from home. lacuna.org.uk/migration/le...

NEW: During a visit to Cape Coast Castle in Ghana, law student Alisha Adjei developed an understanding of the trauma inflicted by slavery, leaving with questions about the way Black history more generally is taught in schools. lacuna.org.uk/justice/cape...

Writer Liz McLane on sharing narratives from Gaza www.lacuna.org.uk/war-and-peace/palestinian-using-social-media-fundraising/ #Gaza

NEW: What is it like to be disabled in prison or police custody? If something goes wrong, how do you access the structures, tools and treatment you need to survive? lacuna.org.uk/food-and-hea... #prisonreform #disabilityrights 1/6

NEW: 20-year-old Anas al-Amarin is one of many Palestinians in Gaza turning to social media fundraising to survive lacuna.org.uk/war-and-peac...

Reflecting on her identity as a first-generation British-Sri Lankan, a first-year undergraduate student captures the fear and frustration felt by many during the UK far-right riots of summer 2024 lacuna.org.uk/protest/brit...

Despite widespread dismay, could Trump’s AI-generated vision of ‘Trump Gaza’ follow Bali’s example? lacuna.org.uk/economy/turn... [1/7]

More than two million refugees are living in camps on the Myanmar-Thailand border. In one camp, Ipsita Paul speaks with Karenni refugees to understand what forced them to flee Myanmar, what life is like in the refugee camp, and what the future holds. lacuna.org.uk/war-and-peac... [1/8]

Here are three things you should know from our latest article on disability and climate justice in Delhi. lacuna.org.uk/environment/... #climatechange #disability #disabled #climate #india #delhi #injustice #inequality #globalwarming #climatejustice #disabilityjustice #nothingaboutuswithoutus

In the diaspora, students with Nigerian heritage are retracing their roots with #Yoruba language classes. @lacunamagazine.bsky.social (2023-11-14)

Having grown up in a slum in Delhi himself, while navigating his disabilities, @puneetsiinghal.bsky.social‬ reflects on a series of interviews he has conducted with disabled people as part of a campaign for climate justice and disability justice. lacuna.org.uk/environment/... [1/7]

"Volunteerism – or “voluntourism” – in the Global South is increasingly couched in the language of diversity, inclusion and sustainability. But despite good intentions, it seems that impact is still located at only one end of the equation." lacuna.org.uk/equality/vol...

Volunteering in Africa, Asia or Latin America is often at the top of young people’s bucket lists. After spending six weeks at a school in South Africa, our writer reflects, asking how volunteering sometimes entrenches power relations instead of altering them. lacuna.org.uk/equality/vol... [1/7]

Volunteering in Africa, Asia or Latin America is often at the top of young people’s bucket lists. After spending six weeks at a school in South Africa, our writer reflects, asking how volunteering sometimes entrenches power relations instead of altering them. lacuna.org.uk/equality/vol... [1/7]

The World Health Assembly has adopted a new Pandemic Treaty. Diseases causing pandemics frequently originate from animals. In the wake of Trump’s withdrawal from international treaties, how can scientists track diseases that do not recognise borders? lacuna.org.uk/food-and-hea... [1/8]

NEW: While tensions between Palestinian and Israeli communities in Jerusalem are well known, Jerusalem’s Christian Armenians say they are battling for their own existence, as campaigners fight to preserve land in the city's Armenian Quarter lacuna.org.uk/protest/jeru... [1/6]

On International Women’s Day, we’re highlighting 9 inspiring women leading the fight for justice, human rights, and a better future. Today, we celebrate them—and every woman breaking barriers and inspiring change! 🙌 🔍 Find the full collection below lacuna.org.uk/justice/9-in...

With personal experience, our writer explores how the pain of grieving a loved one is intensified when those mourning are also cut off from the welfare and benefits payments they need to survive lacuna.org.uk/economy/welf... [1/8]

What does social justice mean to you? To us, social justice means spotlighting those battling for a fairer world. 🔍 Explore more than 400 human rights stories here: lacuna.org.uk/justice/inte...

Today marks the 60th anniversary of Malcom X’s historic visit to Smethwick, near Birmingham, UK, to stand against the racist politics that were prevalent at the time 📣 #humanrights

NEW: Juliette Pavy was named Sony World Photographer of 2024 for her series on forced sterilisation of Greenlandic women. This story traces how Pavy discovered the issue and how she supported Inuit women in telling their stories. [1/7] lacuna.org.uk/justice/gree...

NEW: Gondar in Ethiopia was rocked by religious violence after a deadly attack on a funeral in 2022. In this story, eyewitnesses, researchers and community leaders expose the roots of the interfaith violence and unravel a complex religious and cultural history. lacuna.org.uk/justice/unta...

A new story from us: In Somaliland, conflict and climate change are causing scores to flee home as "internally displaced peoples"/IDPs. Sheikh Omar settlement in Hargeisa, is housing a growing number of IDPs fleeing to urban centres and facing unique challenges lacuna.org.uk/migration/so...

NEW: #Morocco’s most up-and-coming surf towns, #Imsouane, #Tamraght, and #Taghazout, draw tourists from around the world. But beneath this wave of popularity lies a quieter, more troubling undertow – the gradual erosion of #Amazigh heritage… lacuna.org.uk/economy/tour...

A World Without Racism shows us how to build working-class power through antiracist organising. Featuring ten contributions from collectives such as @SistersUncut, @HJusticeLdn, @NExclusions, @TippingPointorg, @gmtenantsunion www.plutobooks.com/978074534809...

Our last story from Ecuador hears the stories of three people who have seen drastic changes in their city, Guayaquil lacuna.org.uk/politics/gua...

This series, first aired in April, is returning to TV tonight, tomorrow and Wednesday in the wake of the UK far-right riots. Remembering how Britain’s Asian communities responded to the rise of the National Front in the 1970s... youtu.be/TTOt2y1a7JY?...

Hello Bluesky! 👋 We’re with the wave of newcomers seeking somewhere less toxic than Twitter/X. We’re a small team publishing stories about human rights and justice www.lacuna.org.uk