Villagers in Zambia win right to take legal action against mining giant Vedanta in the UK
After more than a decade fighting for compensation, villagers in Chingola have won the right to pursue justice against the mining conglomerate Vedanta in the English courts, after a landmark ruling by
Why I joined the legal action against Shell
Dutch climate activist, Jessica Effah talks about why she became one of the 17,000 co-plaintiffs taking legal action against Shell.
Jessica Effah
Jessica is from Zaandam in Northern Holland. She is a social work graduate and studying to become a teacher. She is one of more than 17,000 co-plaintiffs taking legal action against Shell.
Six years on from Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza tragedy, one in five survivors’ health is deteriorating
Despite the international outcry following the building collapse at Rana Plaza, which killed 1,134 mainly female garment workers, more than half of survivors remain unemployed due to the physical
How to achieve quality education for all and Leave No One Behind
We aim to show how progressive domestic resource mobilisation - collecting enough tax money and spending it right - is a sustainable way to finance free, quality public education for all, leaving no
Taxing for equality
We see time and again that adequate public services, funded by progressive taxation, are central to levelling out inequality. That means, plain and simple, those with more means contributing
ActionAid in Brussels
ActionAid's office in Brussels is seeking to ensure that European Union domestic and external policies contribute to human rights and sustainable development in the Global South.
