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Global Justice Now is part of a global movement to create a more just and equal world. We mobilise people in the UK for change, and act in solidarity with those fighting injustice, particularly in the global south.
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Campaigners call on UK trade minister to scrap investment treaty with Colombia10 October 2024
Campaigners have called on UK trade minister Douglas Alexander to work with Colombia to terminate the UK-Colombia bilateral investment treaty (BIT) in order to protect human rights and the environment. […]
UK’s past green light to Mozambique gas project “beyond egregious”, campaigners say9 October 2024
Responding to news that the previous government pushed through funding for TotalEnergies Mozambique gas project, Izzie McIntosh, climate campaigner at Global Justice Now said: Handing out billions in taxpayers’ money […]
Bille and Ogale case could help build world where corporations no longer act with impunity, campaigners say8 October 2024
Commenting on the Ogale and Bille hearing returning to court today (8 Oct) Izzie McIntosh, climate campaigner at Global Justice Now, said: Today’s case is part of an ongoing battle […]
NEW: UK must suspend trade talks and privileges with Israel, NGOs say20 September 2024
The UK Government must suspend its trade agreement with Israel and ongoing negotiations around a deeper free trade agreement, pending the outcome of a thorough review and the end of […]
UNGA vote: UK’s abstention shows “complete disregard” for Palestinian suffering, campaigners say18 September 2024
Commenting on the UK’s abstention on the vote on the UNGA Resolution regarding the Israeli occupation, Tim Bierley, campaigner at Global Justice Now said: By abstaining in this vote, the […]
International trade “too important to ignore”, campaigners say following UN critical minerals report12 September 2024
Responding to the UN Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals report, Cleodie Rickard, trade campaign manager at Global Justice Now said: While it is welcome that equity is finally […]
“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 […]
Liz Murray
The end of coal power in the UK proves the strength of people power – we can win a globally just transition
When the news came through on 7 October 2009 that plans for a new coal fired power plant at Kingsnorth in Kent had been shelved we knew we’d won something […]
Cleodie Rickard
The UN’s new set of principles on critical minerals fudges the issue of trade
This year, the UN Secretary-General convened a panel on critical energy transition minerals to address issues relating to equity, transparency, investment, sustainability and human rights in critical mineral supply chains. […]
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 – why climate justice means transforming the global economy
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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
