While Gaza is under attack and tensions between Palestinian and Israeli communities in Jerusalem are well known, Jerusalem’s Christian Armenians say they are battling for their own existence. Campaigners trying to protect Jerusalem’s historic Armenian Quarter from development deals say attacks on the city’s minority Christian population are being ignored.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
