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Oxfam condemns the murder of Honduran activist Lesbia Yaneth Urquía; demands local authorities to end impunity
Lesbia is the third Honduran activist killed in less than six months. Honduran authorities need to end impunity, end the killings of women, and to guarantee the safety of all human rights defenders.
Developing countries want to be part of global solution to tax dodging - OECD must ensure their voices are heard
Response to the announcement that 82 countries, including many developing countries, have signed up to implement the OECD’s BEPS agreement to tackle corporate tax avoidance.
LuxLeaks Whistleblowers guilty verdict a scandal
The guilty verdicts for two defendants in the #LuxLeaks whistleblowers trial means that tax dodgers will be emboldened.
New migration control plans will lead to the EU abandoning commitment to human rights
EU leaders are set to drop Europe's commitment to a foreign policy that defends universal values – especially human rights – in favour of a short-sighted migration control scheme, Oxfam says.
Super-rich are getting even richer, shows new World Wealth Report, with world’s poorest left behind
Today’s World Wealth Report from Capgemini shows that times have never been better for the world’s wealthiest - since 2009 more than 4.5 million new millionaires have been created, rising to a total of 15.4 million millionaires across the world last year. Yet while the wealthy prosper, 702 million people living in extreme poverty are being left behind.
EU finance ministers unwilling to address tax avoidance
EU governments are unwilling to tackle large-scale tax avoidance of multinational companies, Oxfam says in reaction to a new directive formally approved today.
Belgium and Slovakia’s refusal to compromise could sink Financial Transaction Tax warns Oxfam
The unrealistic demands of Belgium and Slovakia are undermining negotiations for a ground-breaking Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) said Oxfam today.
UN appears to fail Yemen's child victims by bowing to political power
Migration compact is attempt to outsource EU's obligation to respect human rights
With its new ‘migration compact’, the EU rewriting its foreign policy so that it serves the single objective of stopping people from coming to Europe, Oxfam said.
UN report on conflict and children highlights need for Yemen peace deal
UN report is yet more fresh evidence that countries such as the UK and US should halt reckless arms sales to all participants of Yemen’s war.
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