A short story of loss, displacement and gentrification in south London
This story highlights the hotly contested subject of gentrification and its subtle nature, asking when the celebration of culture turns into the commodification of culture.
“We felt transparent”: The forgotten Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh
In 2020, a long-running dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave escalated into war. After a nine-month blockade from December 2022, a military offensive by Azerbaijan forced 100,000 ethnic Armenians to evacuate their homes. But the conflict has received little international attention. Our writer asks why this crisis has been ignored by the international community, and tells the stories of those displaced, asking what hopes they have to return.
International Women’s Day 2025: 9 inspiring women and girls campaigning for justice
On International Women’s Day, these stories highlight inspiring women and girls around the world who are fighting for justice and championing human rights. From a cultural vlogger turned war reporter to mothers demanding justice a decade after their children’s disappearance, and a Sudanese refugee determined to rebuild her life, these narratives shine a light on the courage and resilience of women striving to be heard while empowering others to do the same.
How austerity and benefits policies punish grieving people
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. With personal experience of this, Kai Charles explores how UK welfare policy and the legacy of Austerity Britain hurts the poor, disabled and marginalised.
Ten years of Lacuna Magazine
Greenland’s ‘coil campaign’: Photographer Juliette Pavy exposes the forced contraception of thousands of Inuit women and girls
Juliette Pavy was named Sony World Photographer of the Year 2024 for her series Spiralkampagnen: Forced Contraception and Unintended Sterilisation of Greenlandic Women. Sophie Holloway hears how Pavy discovered the issue and how she supported Inuit women to tell their stories. It was the summer of 2022 in the Arctic. French photojournalist Juliette Pavy had… Read more »
Short stories about human rights by young writers
For the last eight years, we have invited young people, aged 14 to 18, to tell their own stories about human rights and social justice. Find a collection of stories, fiction and non-fiction, from the Writing Wrongs Schools Programme, a free outreach course run from the Centre for Human Rights in Practice.
Human rights storytelling
Stories from Palestine
Building a human rights career: How to be a human rights lawyer, journalist or humanitarian
Many people dream of a human rights career, helping others and creating change, but how do you take the first steps? We asked human rights lawyers, humanitarians and journalists to tell us about essential qualifications and experience, and offer valuable advice to students just starting out.
