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“Half baked arms embargo” doesn’t go far enough, campaigners say3 September 2024
Following the UK’s partial suspension of arms exports to Israel, Tim Bierley, campaigner at Global Justice Now said: Under enormous pressure, including legal challenge, the government is waking up to […]
UK ministers and civil servants could be held liable for Israeli war crimes, barrister says21 August 2024
Global Justice Now commissioned leading lawyer, Sam Fowles of Cornerstone Barristers, to provide a legal opinion on whether the UK could be in breach of international law for wrongs committed […]
“Anything less than complete ban on arms sales to Israel would extend UK complicity”, campaigners say6 August 2024
In response to reports the UK has suspended arms export licence applications for Israel pending review, Tim Bierley, campaigner at Global Justice Now said: As Israel continues to commit grave […]
BP and Shell’s profits over the last year larger than combined GDP of 6 of the Caribbean nations worst affected by Hurricane Beryl1 August 2024
Campaigners demand fossil fuel profits be used to fund loss and damage payments to climate vulnerable regions BP and Shell’s combined profits over the last year exceed the combined GDP […]
BP’s “mammoth” profits come at expense of global south, campaigners say30 July 2024
Responding to BP’s second quarter 2024 results out today, Izzie McIntosh, climate campaigner at Global Justice Now said: These mammoth profits for BP come at the expense of our climate, […]
UK Government “effectively rewarding Israel for its war crimes”, campaigners say following trade announcement29 July 2024
Responding to today’s announcement by the UK Government that it will restart trade talks with Israel, Tim Bierley, campaigner at Global Justice Now said: The government is effectively rewarding Israel […]
Honouring climate aid pledge a “positive step” but more must be done to rebuild trust, campaigners say26 July 2024
Responding to Ed Miliband’s comments that the UK will honour the pledge of £11.6 billion in climate aid, Izzie McIntosh, climate campaigner at Global Justice Now said: This is a […]
REACTION ICJ ruling: “Beyond doubt UK should stop arms supply and suspend Israel trade deal”, campaigners say19 July 2024
Responding to today’s ICJ ruling, Tim Bierley, campaigner at Global Justice Now said: This ruling is damning of Israel’s continuing occupation of Palestinian Territories, confirming it is illegal and amounts […]
Restoring UNRWA funding “long overdue” but arms sales ban still needed, say campaigners19 July 2024
Responding to the UK’s restoral of UNRWA funding, Tim Bierley, campaigner at Global Justice Now said: Restoring funding to UNRWA is welcome and long overdue. But while the UK is […]
Nick Dearden
Why we need an OPEC for critical mineral producing countries
Ketakandriana Rafitoson, Executive Director of Publish What You Pay and Nick Dearden, Director of Global Justice Now, comment on the UN Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals meeting in […]
Daisy Pearson
To end fossil fuels, we need to take on monopoly power
Monopoly power in our energy markets is a threat to democracy and our path to a green transition. Left unchecked, it will lead to climate catastrophe. We need global coordination […]
Fadhel Kaboub
Decolonise to decarbonise
To have a just transition to a fossil fuel-free economy,we must end the systemic extraction of wealth from the global south, writes FADHEL KABOUB. The Reverend Dr Martin Luther King […]
Global Justice Now
What is the Fossil Fuel Treaty?
The climate crisis didn’t come from nowhere. If we want to tackle climate breakdown, we need to address its root cause of fossil fuels. UN climate summits have made some […]
Global Justice Now
Student activists fight for justice for Palestinians at university encampments
by Kate May In recent months, many universities worldwide have become epicentres of pro-Palestinian activism. UK universities are no exception, with numerous encampments formed across the nation in response to […]
Nick Dearden
Election 2024: After Labour’s landslide, we must demand real change
It’s worth taking a minute to celebrate today’s election result: after fourteen years, one of the most awful governments in living memory has been decisively rejected. From deporting people to […]
Global Justice Now
Election 2024: Three questions for every MP candidate on global justice
The next government has an enormous task ahead. It must heal divisions, not only in our own society but also around the world, where there is a chasm of mistrust […]
Izzie McIntosh
Communities in the Niger Delta are trying to make Shell pay. Here’s 5 things you should know
This week, Shell is appearing in the High Court in London. It will be answering to 13,000 people from the Ogale and Bille communities in the Niger Delta, whose homes […]
Nick Dearden
Election 2024: This is a time for bold, radical policies. We must demand them
In November 2019, we warned that the election of a Conservative government under Boris Johnson would be a gigantic step backwards for everything we believe in. It was unprecedented for […]
