Resources

The New Colonialism: Britain's scramble for Africa's energy and mineral resources

The report reveals the degree to which British companies now control Africa’s key mineral resources, notably gold, platinum, diamonds, copper, oil, gas and coal.

01 July 2016

Up Front: Democracy under attack

Today, our right to protest is under attack.

01 April 2016

Local Government and Ethical Procurement- debate tomorrow - Briefing

Briefing for MPs on BDS in advance of the Local Government and Ethical Procurement Westminster Hall debate,  Tuesday 15 March 2016  2:30 pm - 4:00 pm. Download here

01 March 2016

Extracting minerals, extracting wealth: how Zambia is losing $3 billion a year from corporate tax dodging

Zambia has abundant natural resources - including minerals and agriculture - yet gains little tax revenue from the extraction of its resources, leading to lost opportunities to invest in public services such as education and health.

01 October 2015

No TTIP, no silencing support for Palestinian rights

We, the undersigned, oppose the dangerous Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations and the related attempts by some US politicians to use the TTIP process to restrict freedom of political expression and campaigning in solidarity wit...

01 September 2015

Smoke rises from the Tuffah neighbourhood after Israeli air strikes in the east of Gaza City, 29 July 2014. © EPA/MOHAMMED SABER

Arming Apartheid

Our new report, 'Arming Apartheid', details how trading arms with Israel makes the UK complicit in Israel’s continuing violations of human rights and international law.

01 July 2015

G4S securing profits, globalising injustice

G4S, the world’s largest private security company, represents the new ideology of security in a neoliberal world. The company’s rapid growth is driven by the privatisation of security, warfare, prisons and a range of public services.

01 July 2014

Polluted promises: how Shell failed to clean up Ogoniland

Shell is responsible for a toxic legacy in the Niger Delta. People are dying and have no clean water because Shell destroyed their environment by drilling for oil.

01 May 2014