Missing Voices
I lost my home to crumbling cliffs – my coastal community is the canary in the coal mine
After Kevin Jordan was made homeless by climate change he began organising to try and make those in power take the thread of the crisis seriously.
Written by: Kevin Jordan
My journey through the immigration system shows things must change
Forced to live life under the radar, then locked in detention before finally getting a temporary right to remain after 24 years, Nico is urging the next government to bring kindness and compassion into Britain’s asylum system.
Written by: Nico, a refugee from Zimbabwe
I was made homeless 11 days after the Asylum decision I waited 16 years for
After spending years waiting for a decision on his refugee status torture survivor Gideon discovered his traumatic fight for security was far from over.
Written by: Gideon, a client at Freedom from Torture
What it's really like to access gender affirming healthcare as a young trans woman
In explaining her often difficult, frustrating and long journey through the healthcare system, Johanna Kirkpatrick dispels many of the myths surrounding gender identity clinics.
Written by: Johanna Kirkpatrick
Inside life at the centre of the cost of living crisis
Jamie Ginns is the strategic lead at Greenwich Foodbank. Here he details the realities of day to day life at the bank and the stories of the many thousands they help every year.
Written by: Jamie Ginns
My life as an LGBTQ asylum seeker in the UK
Although the UK is more tolerant than the country they fled, the government's persecution of migrants and LGBTQ people, as well as the labyrinthine asylum system, continues to make torture survivor King feel unsafe.
Written by: King, a client at Freedom from Torture