News and Analysis

Football clubs are sponsored by corporations complicit in Israel’s apartheid and genocide. This is sportswashing.

Fashion giant NEXT dismissed 1,416 workers from its only unionised factory in Sri Lanka via WhatsApp.

After 15 months of Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people – on land that Israel is illegally occupying – Israel and Hamas have agreed a ceasefire and captive release deal, but so much still hangs in the balance for Palestinians.

Global North countries evade responsibility for causing the climate crisis.

International Court of Justice (ICJ), has stated that Israel’s 57-year occupation of the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) is illegal. Countries must help end Israel’s occupation – including by ending arms transfers and trade deals – but stop businesses from operating in, or importing goods from, Israel's illegal settlements.

Israel is torturing Palestinian detainees – including children. Since October 2023, at least 54 Palestinians have died as a result of Israeli torture, but Palestinian detainees have been systematically tortured by Israel, with impunity, for decades.

The right to food is an internationally recognised human right. But for Palestinians, this right is under attack by Israel’s apartheid and occupation regime.

We are deeply concerned by the escalation of violence in the occupied Palestinian territory of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and Israel. This has resulted in an unacceptable loss of life — and we urge all parties, including the international community to work to stop the bloodshed.

Sri Lanka's severe political and financial crisis means millions are unable to afford food. This is a crisis driven by international debt.

Decent work and a living wage are not only basic rights, but a key route out of poverty. Through organising, the collective voice of workers has won rights and decent work for millions of people.

For over 70 years, the state of Israel has subjected the Palestinian people to its brutal regime of control.

We condemn Israel's attack on leading Palestinian civil society groups