The View Magazine Launches Issue 16 Focused on Solidarity Through Creativity London, UK–22 December 2025, The View Magazine, the award-winning independent platform dedicated to amplifying the voices of women impacted by the criminal justice system, announces the release of Issue 16, a 120+ page winter edition examining systemic failures in medical care for women…
The murder of Lucy Ann Rushton in Andover in June 2019 was a brutal reminder of the epidemic of violence against women. Rushton, only 30, was killed in a prolonged attack by her estranged husband, Sean Dyson, then 28. Yet even in the aftermath of such horror, the way institutions frame these crimes continues to…
The Trump administration has announced a historical expansion of the scope of the “Global Gag Rule” which will halt non-military U.S. foreign assistance to organisations working on issues related to DEI and “gender ideology." A year after President Trump reinstated the Mexico City Policy, renamed “Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance” under his administration and…
By Camila Crocker With the rise of global warming, urbanisation and the modern office job, countless articles and research studies have explored the impact of limited fresh air on mental health. Amid this surge of research, one group is often overlooked. Behind bars, with limited outdoor time and poorly designed spaces, what should be a…
The Court of Appeal’s refusal to consider medical and mental health and fresh evidence including misconduct by the Prosecution Barrister Christial Moll and lies about Nigel Gould Davis’ pre-existing mental health conditions and failure to comply with the most basic disclosure request in Farah Damji’s case reveals a broken system that endangers lives and undermines…
France prides itself on égalité, liberté, fraternité, yet more than two centuries after the Revolution, women are still fighting to claim those promises. In the View 16, Amelie Baker’s deep‑dive feature From the Blue Stockings to Salles Connes traces the powerful, complicated, and often contradictory journey of French feminism, revealing how centuries‑old stereotypes continue to…
A stark and compelling new investigation in the View 16 exposes the systemic failures that led to the preventable death of Diana Ocean Grant, a woman living with paranoid schizophrenia who died alone in her cell at HMP Bronzefield. The death of Diana Ocean Grant is more than a tragedy. It is a devastating indictment…
By Maile Monds Recent events in Venezuela have once again thrust the country into the global spotlight. On 3 January 2026, U.S. forces conducted a military operation that resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, removing him from Caracas and flying him to New York to face federal charges, including…
In 2025, the Council of Europe’s European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) announced a landmark thematic review of women’s prisons across Europe. The move reflects growing alarm over the treatment of incarcerated women and the failure of prison systems to meet basic human rights standards. Women…
As Farah Damji’s case reaches the Court of Appeal, new legal submissions, expert witness evidence, and campaigning research expose a stark picture: a criminal justice system failing women with cancer and complex trauma. This week’s hearing on Wednesday 14th January before the full Court of Appeal raises urgent questions about punishment, healthcare, and humanity behind…
The killing of Renée Nicole Good by an ICE officer, followed by misogynistic slurs, political slander, and AI-generated abuse, exposes the lethal consequences of expansive enforcement and detainment tactics. A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer is once again at the centre of a national outcry. Renée Nicole Good, a 37-year-old decorated poet, a…