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We are a democratic social justice organisation working as part of a global movement to challenge the powerful and 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.
Former heads of state and Nobel laureates call on president Biden to waive intellectual property rules for Covid vaccines15 April 2021
More than 170 former heads of state and government and Nobel laureates, including former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Gordon Brown, former President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos, former […]
Cop26: ‘Obscene’ vaccine inequality led to Greta Thunberg exit9 April 2021
Vaccine campaigners have said Greta Thunberg is “absolutely right” to condemn an uneven distribution of vaccines preventing low and middle income countries from participating in COP26 on equal terms. The […]
G20 fails to force banks to cancel lower-income country debt7 April 2021
Debt relief scheme extended for a final time, but only ‘empty words’ on private creditors Campaigners say debt relief will continue to flow into the coffers of the richest banks […]
Fossil fuel commitments omit government’s development bank, campaigners warn24 March 2021
The government’s commitment to stop supporting fossil fuel projects abroad has “significant exemptions” campaigners have warned. CDC Group, the UK’s government-owned development bank, will be allowed to continue funding fossil […]
PM’s greed comment reveals ‘warped’ understanding of pandemic, vaccine campaigners say24 March 2021
Vaccine equity campaigners have lashed out at Boris Johnson for claiming “greed” is behind the UK’s “vaccine success”. Global Justice Now, an NGO campaigning for fair distribution of vaccines, said […]
Campaigners beam ‘drop the patents’ onto pharma lobby HQ on eve of pandemic anniversary11 March 2021
‘Drop the patents. End vaccine apartheid’ beamed onto UK pharma lobby head office as figures including Bernie Sanders and Graça Machel, Nelson Mandela’s widow, demand fairer access to vaccines Head […]
Rich nations vaccinating one person every second while majority of the poorest nations are yet to give a single dose10 March 2021
US, UK and EU blocking proposals at WTO to help poorer countries get vaccines more quickly One year on from the declaration of the Covid-19 pandemic, the People’s Vaccine Alliance […]
New campaign aims to stop banks cashing in during Covid-19 crisis from interest on poor country debt9 March 2021
Africa is spending three times more on debt repayments to banks and speculators than it would cost to vaccinate the entire continent against Covid-19.(1) African governments are expected to pay […]
G7 vaccine pledge is ‘fig leaf’ for global apartheid18 February 2021
Communiqué falls short on urgent lack of supply caused by Big Pharma’s patents Responding to the G7 statement today [1], Nick Dearden, director of Global Justice Now, said: “G7 leaders are […]
Toby Shelley
The UK is being taken to court over its new trade deal with Morocco
The Western Sahara Campaign (WSC) is taking the UK government to court over a trade deal with Morocco – again. And the Polisario Front has taken the EU to court […]
Dorothy Grace Guerrero
Vaccine apartheid: A threat to an inclusive COP26
The ongoing global inequality in people’s access to life-saving Covid-19 vaccines is not just a global public health issue, it also threatens the inclusivity of the COP26 climate negotiations and […]
Liz Murray
Five things to ask your MSP candidates to test their commitment to global justice
With the Scottish parliament elections on May 6, now’s the time to be asking questions of the parliamentary candidates in your area. Some of the biggest challenges of the day […]
Heidi Henders
Five reasons why Covax is not enough to end vaccine apartheid
The roll out of the Covid-19 vaccine in the UK is a cause for celebration, after a year of grief and loss, the hope it has created is incredibly welcome. […]
Jean Blaylock
Trade Bill: Four years of demanding a say over trade deals
After four years of campaigning for trade democracy, today the Trade Bill has passed its final stage in the House of Lords, and will shortly become law. Over that time […]
Graça Machel
‘Vaccine nationalism is a moral catastrophe’ – a message to the People’s Vaccine rally
Due to unforseen circumstances, Graça Machel was unable to attend the online People’s Vaccine rally on Wednesday. Here are her prepared remarks. Today, on the People’s Vaccine Global Day of […]
Caroline Lucas
On vaccines, the UK is putting corporate interests ahead of saving lives around the world
It is one year since the WHO declared coronavirus a pandemic. During these last 12 months, scientists have achieved the incredible feat of inventing several vaccines to deal with this […]
Dorothy Grace Guerrero
A balance sheet of a year of neoliberal pandemic responses
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared that Covid-19 was a global pandemic. A year since, there have been more than 116.5 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 globally, including […]
Global Justice Now
A year into the pandemic, pressure for a People’s Vaccine is building
Thousands of activists across the world demanded a People’s Vaccine as part of the global day of action on the first anniversary of the World Health Organization declaring coronavirus a […]
