Rwanda’s genocide: why remembering needs to be free of politics – lessons from survivors: Memory and politics are inherently intertwined and can never be fully separated in post-atrocity and post-genocidal contexts. They are also dynamic and ever-changing. The interplay between memory and politics is, therefore, prone to manipulation, exaggeration or misuse by clever actors to …
‘I thought about escaping every day’: how survivors get out of Southeast Asia’s cybercrime compounds – Scam Factories podcast, Ep 3: Every day that he was locked up in a scam compound in Southeast Asia, George thought about how to get out. “We looked for means of escaping, but it was hard,” he told The …
Church of England: why the archbishop’s resignation isn’t justice for abuse survivors: Justin Welby resigned as archbishop of Canterbury following a damning report about a prolific child abuser in the Church of England. The report into decades of abuse of more than 100 boys perpetrated by the barrister John Smyth QC in the UK, South …
Many survivors aren’t sure what to do after a sexual assault – here’s what you need to know: Bricolage/Shutterstock Millions of people have experienced sexual violence and abuse in England and Wales, but many do not know where to go, or who to turn to afterwards. Shame felt by victims and survivors of sexual violence …
How rape myths and unconscious biases prejudice the judicial system against women — and rape survivors in particular: Harry Base|Shutterstock It is well documented that women who are sexually assaulted, or raped, rarely report the crime to the police. The US charity, the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, has shown that one in six …
Grenfell: in the words of survivors – new play is an angry demand for accountability: The National Theatre’s new play, Grenfell: in the words of survivors, written by Gillian Slovo and directed by Phyllida Lloyd and Anthony Simpson-Pike, aims to offer a voice to survivors of the fire. This is a “verbatim play”. Often focused …
Vampire Survivors: how developers used gambling psychology to create a BAFTA-winning game: Vampire Survivors won Best Game at the 2023 awards. Courtesy of Poncle, CC BY-SA The independent game Vampire Survivors delivered a shock result at the 2023 BAFTA Game Awards when it defeated blockbusters God of War: Ragnarok and Elden Ring to take home …
Modern slavery: UK’s focus on ‘genuine’ victims has failed survivors since the 1800s: The exploitation of tens of thousands of people through modern slavery is a human rights crisis. There are an estimated 130,000 people currently living in modern slavery in the UK alone. In recent remarks, Home Secretary Suella Braverman said the government’s priority …
Why do so many men get away with rape? Police officers, survivors, lawyers and prosecutors on the scandal that shames the justice system: Today in England and Wales, an estimated 300 women will be raped. About 170 of those cases will be reported to the police. But only three are likely to make it to …
Chibok kidnappings: why it’s important to listen to the survivors of Boko Haram terrorism: A UK mural employs the trending hashtag #BringBackOurGirls Tim Green/Flickr, CC BY In 2009 a once quiet local Salafi group called Boko Haram became increasingly violent in north-east Nigeria and border communities of Niger, Chad and Cameroon. Its quest to forbid …
Modern slavery: how a drama project in Ghana educates communities through the stories of survivors: One of thousands of young boys forced to work Ghana's fishing industry, often given to fishermen by their impoverished families. Tugela Ridley/ EPA An estimated 40.3 million people around the world are trapped in slavery. One in four victims are …
How trauma survivors can harness spiritual contemplation to process stress – new research: WindNight/Shutterstock Trauma, such as surviving or witnessing road accidents, natural disasters and violence, can shake up our lives, challenging our core beliefs and views of the world. But this upheaval can also trigger what’s known as “post-traumatic growth” in different aspects of …
Domestic abuse: how survivors can get through family law court: Know that there is hope. matt hoffman | unsplash, CC BY-SA One year on from the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 being enacted, survivors of domestic abuse in England and Wales are still navigating a broken system. Courts are massively under-resourced and face a huge backlog. …
Domestic abuse: new UK housing plan doesn’t go far enough to keep survivors safe: Domestic abuse survivors in England may find it easier to move away from abusive partners as a result of new proposals from the British government. Under plans, which are out for consultation, the local connection test would be scrapped. Currently, this …
Rape culture in Côte d’Ivoire can shift if survivors get support to speak without blame and shame: An activist holds a placard reading "my outfit is not an invitation" during a demonstration against the television channel Nouvelle Chaine Ivorienne following a shocking programme on rape. SIA KAMBOU/AFP via Getty Images In August this year, Yves …
South Africa in the news: ‘We are with you’: The South African care centres providing hope for survivors of sexual violence: In South Africa, a sexual offence is committed every ten minutes, and the number is rising, according to official police statistics.: “South Africa” – BingNews Gears of War remastered music coming to records & …
South Africa in the news: Up to 16,000 Covid survivors may have been re-infected, data reveals as experts warn prior infection ‘may not protect against troublesome variants’: Public Health England said that, so far, there have been 53 confirmed reinfections where people had clearly caught different versions of the virus, along with 16,371 ‘possible’ or …
Ebola survivors: their health struggles and how best to support them: Rigiatu Kamara (R), 38, who has recovered from the Ebola virus disease poses with her husband Baibai Kamara (L), 40, in Kenema, Sierra Leone, on August 26, 2014. Photo by Mohammed Elshamy/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images West Africa’s Ebola outbreak between 2013 and 2016 was the …