Stop the diversion of the Arroyo Stream in La Guajira, Colombia
Samuel Arrogoces has pleaded with the world for support so that the stream is not diverted
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Why are the US and Israel attacking Iran?
Why is the US-Israeli war on Iran impacting energy prices, what does it mean for people in Iran and beyond?
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Taxing extreme wealth for fairer, greener societies
The UK government must join global efforts to coordinate wealth taxes and urgently tax those with more than £10 million in assets.
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Israel’s illegal settlements destroy Palestinian homes, lives and rights
Not only is this illegal, systematically violating the rights of the Palestinian people causes devastating harm.
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Don’t let Cameron’s tax affairs distract you; scrutinise his government’s record on tax
What’s surprising about the Panama Papers is that the UK government’s record on tackling tax dodging hasn’t come under greater scrutiny
Telegraph piece on War on Want dismissed as 'absurd'
War on Want has rejected as 'absurd' a report in the Sunday Telegraph to the effect that UK government funding for the charity's work had been 'pulled' following its support for human rights in Palestine.
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International Women’s Day 2016: Fighting for justice
International Women’s Day 2016 comes only days after the brutal murder of Berta Cáceres
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Indigenous rights leader Berta Cáceres assassinated in Honduras
We call on the Honduran government to bring the assassins to justice
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“They’d kill me if I went back to Colombia”
Gilberto Torres was kidnapped and tortured by paramilitaries in 2002
If we love fashion, we have to talk about the garment workers
Why do we never speak of the grim realities facing the millions of garment workers?
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The global food system and the expansion of corporate capitalism
Sustaining corporate profits rather than meet people’s needs.
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What does the government’s ‘boycott ban’ really mean?
The ‘boycott ban’ is a disturbing attempt to thwart BDS efforts by using scary language, but it does not ban boycotts
What I didn’t read in the TTIP reading room
Katja Kipping was one of the first German MPs to gain access to the new TTIP reading room
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Fuelling violence: G4S's 'red doors policy' is wholly in character
Fuelling violence against asylum seekers is indefensible
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Protect local democracy
The policy to block local council divestment is a grave threat to the fight for human rights