Lacuna Magazine

Lacuna is a digital magazine dedicated to raising awareness about human rights and addressing the indifference towards suffering. It seeks to bridge the gap between the fast-paced nature of daily news and the in-depth analysis found in academic research. By offering reliable, engaging, and easy-to-understand content, Lacuna helps readers gain insight into critical issues. The magazine inspires action and provides valuable resources for those looking to explore topics in greater detail than what mainstream media offers. It also supports emerging writers and individuals wanting to share their unique perspectives. Lacuna features insightful commentary, thorough reporting, and expert opinions that highlight cases of injustice and human rights violations. We review impactful books, articles, films, music, and art related to these themes; explore the broader implications of justice-related topics; and provide guidance and inspiration for writing and advocating for human rights. We welcome submissions in all forms of writing and visual art, including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, film, animation, and photography, encouraging diverse voices to be heard.

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Our 10 most popular stories of the last 10 years

Jan 16, 2025 | lacuna.org.uk | Andrew Williams

In Lacuna Magazine’s first decade, our stories have been read more than half a million times and by readers in every country of the world. Clicks don’t give the full picture or measure a story’s value – and you can find our editors’ pick of articles here – but the pieces below are some of the magazine’s most popular, and they deserve to be celebrated.
2024 wrap: Around the world in 15 human rights stories

Jan 15, 2025 | lacuna.org.uk | Mary Griffin

This year we’ve celebrated Lacuna Magazine’s tenth anniversary, gathering a decade of human rights journalism and creative writing from around the world in our new interactive world map. In 2024 we’ve continued to bring together academics, students, journalists and campaigners to publish stories about human rights that might otherwise go untold.
5 powerful poems about gender and transgender equality

Jan 15, 2025 | lacuna.org.uk | Mary Griffin

Gender equality poem ‘Be a lady they said’ has gone viral this week, with Sex and the City star turned LGBT+ activist Cynthia Nixon reciting the blog post in a sleek video. “Go on a diet. Watch what you eat. Eat celery. Chew gum. Drink lots of water. You have to fit into those jeans. God, you look like a skeleton. Why don’t you just eat? You look emaciated.”“Pink is told to be cute. Blue is told to be bigger. Pink shoes: no grip.
2024 wrap: Around the world in 15 human rights stories

Dec 13, 2024 | lacuna.org.uk | Mary Griffin

This year we’ve celebrated Lacuna Magazine’s tenth anniversary, gathering a decade of human rights journalism and creative writing from around the world in our new interactive world map. In 2024 we’ve continued to bring together academics, students, journalists and campaigners to publish stories about human rights that might otherwise go untold.
Untangling the roots of religious tensions in Gondar, Ethiopia

Dec 11, 2024 | lacuna.org.uk | Jaclynn Ashly

The city of Gondar in Ethiopia was rocked by religious violence after an attack on a funeral in April 2022. Ensuing riots between Christians and Muslims left 20 dead and many injured. Visiting the city in Ethiopia’s northwest, Jaclynn Ashly speaks with eyewitnesses, researchers and community leaders, to expose the roots of the interfaith violence and unravel a complex religious and cultural history. Saed Mohammed, 18, was unable to speak for more than a year.
Explore the world with this interactive map of human rights journalism

Oct 9, 2024 | lacuna.org.uk | James Harrison

To mark 10 years of Lacuna Magazine, we have gathered a decade of human rights journalism, creative writing and storytelling from around the globe into an interactive world map. Lacuna Magazine was created a decade ago with the ambition of bringing together academics, students, journalists and campaigners to tell stories of injustice that might otherwise remain hidden.
Our 10 most popular stories of the last 10 years

Oct 9, 2024 | lacuna.org.uk | Andrew Williams

In Lacuna Magazine’s first decade, our stories have been read more than half a million times and by readers in every country of the world. Clicks don’t give the full picture or measure a story’s value – and you can find our editors’ pick of articles here – but the pieces below are some of the magazine’s most popular, and they deserve to be celebrated.
10 years of Lacuna Magazine

Oct 8, 2024 | lacuna.org.uk | Mary Griffin

To celebrate turning 10, Lacuna Magazine is sharing 10 of our favourite stories from the past decade as chosen by our editors. The writers include school pupils, university students, journalists, academics, activists and members of the public, writing about issues as diverse as Islamophobia, rewilding the Scottish Highlands and, perhaps most crucially, love. Supporting newer writers has always been a key priority for the magazine.
Somaliland IDPs: "We only have safety from war; we’re not safe from malnutrition or starvation”

Aug 27, 2024 | lacuna.org.uk | Jaclynn Ashly

In Somaliland, conflict and climate change are causing scores to flee home as “internally displaced peoples” (IDPs). But in a self-proclaimed independent country unrecognised by foreign powers, the distinction between “IDP” and “refugee” becomes less clear. The Sheikh Omar settlement, outside the capital Hargeisa, is one of many housing a growing number of IDPs fleeing to urban centres and facing unique challenges.
Between the Surf and the System: Morocco’s tourism boom brings a quiet erasure of Amazigh heritage

Aug 16, 2024 | lacuna.org.uk | Nour Ghantous

The surf season in Morocco lasts from October to March. This year, Nour Ghantous spent those months on the south coast, travelling through three of Morocco’s most up-and-coming surf towns: Imsouane, Tamraght, and Taghazout, where tourists are drawn from around the globe. But beneath this wave of popularity lies a quieter, more troubling undertow – the gradual erosion of Amazigh heritage.