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Human rights and social justice magazine featuring creative writing, journalism and photojournalism from around the world. Based at the Centre for Human Rights in Practice. Pitches welcome www.lacuna.org.uk
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“Many did not survive the conditions,” the guide continued. “No sanitation, little food, and no space to even sit. Death came often, and when it did, the bodies were simply removed to make room for others.”
The @eji.org says that between 1501 and 1867: “nearly 13 million African people were kidnapped, forced onto European and American ships, and trafficked across the Atlantic Ocean to be enslaved, abused, and forever separated from their homes, families, ancestors and cultures.”
According to Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, around the year 1700, some 70,000 enslaved people were being shipped to the Americas every year.
Cape Coast Castle is just one of around 40 castles or forts built on the Gold Coast of West Africa by European traders to enable the abduction, detention and forced deportation of African people who were enslaved.
“Cape Coast Castle is a place where beauty and injustice intersect, leaving an indelible mark on all who visit.”
The year 2024 saw a steep increase in deaths by suicide of incarcerated people in the UK, whilst rates of self-harm have been rising for the past two decades. lacuna.org.uk/food-and-hea... 5/6
Prisoners not being informed of appointments, last minute cancellations, and cells not being unlocked on the day of an appointment all contribute to a situation in which even severe health conditions could be left untreated for days, weeks, or months. lacuna.org.uk/food-and-hea... 4/6
A ​​​​report by academics from @manmetuni.bsky.social‬, @keeleuniversity.bsky.social and @york.ac.uk details extreme waiting times for prisoners with health issues and difficulties in accessing treatment once the waiting time has elapsed. lacuna.org.uk/food-and-hea... 3/6
Around 36% of UK prisoners are disabled. So, how do they manage their conditions while being restricted from accessing the most fundamental resources? And how can they protect their health and their limited remaining self-determination? lacuna.org.uk/food-and-hea... 2/6
After losing his arm in an Israeli airstrike, Anas dreams of a prosthetic limb, but he uses the vital funds from online platforms to feed himself and his family. Find his full story: lacuna.org.uk/war-and-peac...
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...
“For a nation built on immigration, we seem awfully intolerant of it... I find myself holding my tongue. What once appeared as a seamless blend of cultures now seems more like a patchwork of division.” lacuna.org.uk/protest/brit...
"It felt like the Covid lockdowns all over again, except for social media reminding us that everyone else was out and about, clearly immune to whatever was occurring." lacuna.org.uk/protest/brit...
"For most people of colour in the UK, the beginning of August was spent in a similar fashion – hidden indoors with family members constantly ringing to ensure we’re avoiding the ‘opposition’..." lacuna.org.uk/protest/brit...
"Financed by organisations like USAID and the World Bank, Indonesia’s New Order Regime buried the mass killings - both figuratively and literally - under hotels, swimming pools, beach bars and bikini-clad westerners with money to spend." lacuna.org.uk/economy/turn... [6/7]
"As western capital flowed into the island’s exploding tourism sector, the World Bank established the ‘Bali Tourism Project’, a $16 million programme which oversaw the creation of a vast complex of hotels and resorts." lacuna.org.uk/economy/turn... [5/7]
"The beautiful island of Bali was the heartland of the PKI... After being imprisoned, interrogated, and often tortured in scenes similar to those now unfolding in Gaza, Bali villagers were driven to remote locations and executed en masse." lacuna.org.uk/economy/turn... [4/7]