In this creative non-fiction story about identity and inclusion, a 16-year-old writer describes how they revived an LGBTQ+ Inclusion group at school. Switching between two different time frames, they relive scenes from five years ago, when they were one of the kids the Inclusion group was trying to reach.
In India, marital rape is a crime that the law refuses to acknowledge. Hearing the voices of victim/survivors across class, caste and geography, this story traces the British colonial roots of the legal system that fails to criminalise rape within marriage, leaving lasting damage and stripping thousands of women of justice. Ten o’clock on an autumn night, tepid, clammy. My… Read more »
Like many, Banaz Mahmod longed to marry for love. Instead, aged just 16 she was forced into an arranged marriage, as was customary in her Iraqi-Kurdish community. Southall Black Sisters tell Banaz’s story, and continue to fight for Banaz’s Law.
Tackling politics, feminism, the climate and police brutality, our staff pick features critically-acclaimed and award-winning human rights films and series from around the world. From an underdog taking on the UK’s banking system, to a refugee horror film and a unique take on the American civil rights movement, these shows offer a way to engage with issues that often go unreported.
The Venezuelan displacement crisis is the largest in Latin America’s modern history. Driven by economic collapse, political repression and a breakdown of services, about eight million people – one quarter of Venezuela’s population – are now displaced globally. Here, Shandra Back captures the stories of four remarkable women from one family, each branching off from their family tree across distances previously unimaginable.
Anas al-Amarin, a young Palestinian from Gaza, uses social media to raise funds for his survival and medical care after losing his arm in an Israeli airstrike. Despite ongoing war and displacement, Anas dreams of receiving a prosthetic limb and continuing his studies, relying on international crowdfunding and online friendships to navigate the crisis.
Volunteering in Africa, Asia or Latin America is a bucket list experience for many young people. But after spending a summer ‘helping’ at a school in South Africa, our writer reflects on their experience, asking how volunteerism – or “voluntourism” – entrenches power relations instead of altering them. They question the impact of their time at the school on local pupils and explore the effects of unilateral acts of assistance.
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.
