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A War on Want campaigner at a demonstration holds a placard that has an image of G4S CEO Ashley Almanza's face with the words "Still silent on child torture" over his mouth, and #StopG4S in the top-right corner. Credit: War on Want

Fuelling violence: G4S's 'red doors policy' is wholly in character

Fuelling violence against asylum seekers is indefensible

26 January 2016

An illustration of a crowd in black and grey, holding up a white banner with red type that reads 'PROTECT LOCAL DEMOCRACY'.

Protect local democracy

The policy to block local council divestment is a grave threat to the fight for human rights

20 January 2016

MPs debate Palestinian child prisoners

"warm words to encourage Israel to act differently are not working"

11 January 2016

Executive Director John Hilary, wearing a No TTIP t shirt, stands in front of a Lush store that has an advert in the window reading: "Vivienne Westwood; TTIP that dirty deal down the plughole; This is a people-power shower; don't let TTIP wash away our rights....; waronwant.org/ttip"

TTIP in 2015: Building the Fightback

The people power movement against TTIP grew throughout 2015

30 December 2015

A contaminated water supply in Cajamarca province, northern highlands.

Peru: “Water Yes, Mine No”

This has long been the call of indigenous people in Peru in their fight against Yanacocha

18 December 2015

Global Frontline Bloc representing indigenous people at the London Climate March on 29 November 2015. Photo by Tom Lebert.

Injustice and conflict in the Paris climate deal

System change is more urgent than ever

15 December 2015

A demonstration in which many people are holding "Don't Bomb Syria" placards, and one placard says "We are many".

Don't Bomb Syria

We call on UK MPs not to vote for the bombing of Syria.

02 December 2015

We remember the Ogoni Nine

20 years and still no justice

09 November 2015

Protest in Brussels against the TTIP and CETA free trade agreements. Credit: M0tty

What is CETA?

The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement

19 September 2015

Israeli settlements in Palestine. Credit: Jaime Jover

Israeli settler violence is Israeli state violence

And the UK is complicit

13 August 2015

A green landscape, showing Honduran highlands vegetable production.

Honduran women workers speak out against labour violations

Land and rivers have been polluted with heavy metals such as mercury, cyanide and lead

31 July 2015

Glencore’s exit from the Philippines

Glencore has sold its shares of the gold-copper Tampakan mine after about five years

14 July 2015