Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi is a reporter, editor & writer. Co-edits Shine a Light. Writer in residence for Lacuna magazine. Twice shortlisted for Orwell Prize. Winner of Scottish Refuge Council media award and Write to End Violence Against Women award. Tweets @Rebecca_Omonira
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Published in: Shine A LightThe end of domestic violence support for black and brown women in the UK?Dedicated refuges were created to answer a desperate need. Now their survival is at risk.
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Published in: Shine A LightPrivate healthcare company Care UK cancelled immigration detainee’s brain scanJury hears that HMP Thameside staff didn’t know the rules concerning hospital appointments. Bruno Dos Santos...
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Published in: Shine A LightDoubts over cause of death of man, 25, at remote UK immigration lockupDay Two of the inquest into the death of Bruno Dos Santos.
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Published in: Shine A LightMedicines untaken, appointments missed by young man who died at immigration lockupJury hears of ‘chaotic’ and ‘stressful time’ at the Verne immigration removal centre. Day One of the inquest into...
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Published in: Shine A LightPunish the weak: one woman’s experience of UK health and welfareWhat does the extraordinary story of Emma Golledge tell us about the British state’s values and competence?
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Published in: Shine A LightThe human beings that UK government ‘forgot’As David Cameron’s panicked government puts on a compassionate face, we meet people harmed by punitive policies.