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Oxfam concerned after Brazilian government opens up Amazon natural reserve to mining
“This is very troubling news, but sadly it’s part of a dangerous trend. All over the world we’re seeing a new rush for land, often with deadly consequences for local rights defenders," said Rashmi Mistry, head of Oxfam's GROW campaign.
Uganda faces world’s fastest growing refugee crisis as South Sudanese arrivals reach one million
Uganda’s open-door policy to refugees has provided protection for one million South Sudanese - the third-largest population of refugees in the world.
German engineering firms withdraw from Agua Zarca dam project in Honduras
Oxfam has confirmed that Voith and Siemens will no longer supply components of the Agua Zarca hydroelectric project in Honduras. The project has been fiercely opposed by the local communities, including the Indigenous rights defender Berta Caceres who was murdered for her protests in March last year.
Food shortages and funding gap push extra 700,000 people to verge of starvation in Ethiopia
Another poor rainy season, the third in a row, has plunged 700,000 more people into crippling hunger and on the verge of starvation in the Somali region of southern Ethiopia.
Victory in Tunisia: new law says "Enough" to violence against women and girls
The Tunisian Parliament has adopted a new law for the elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls, including domestic violence. In response, Soufia Galand, Oxfam Country Office Tunisia Gender Justice Officer, said: “The revolution is still alive and it has added a feminist milestone to its path!"
Macron’s hotspot plan for Libya won’t protect people
France is unlikely to be able to guarantee safety and human rights for asylum seekers in Libya, Oxfam said in reaction to French plans to set up a processing centre in Libya for asylum seekers in the North-African country.
Judicial decision on UK arms to Saudi Arabia sets back arms control 25 years
A British High Court decision that UK arms exports to Saudi Arabia can continue gives ministers free reign to sell arms to countries even where there is clear evidence they are breaching international humanitarian law.
Mosul residents continue to face severe risks despite end of military offensive
As Mosul rebuilds, all its residents must enjoy the same rights and opportunities – whatever their gender, religion, or ethnic or tribal affiliation.
The poor an afterthought at the Hamburg G20
"The needs of the poorest were an afterthought. Despite the anger of many on the streets at the growing divide between the rich and poor, the G20 could only muster a tepid set of policies to tackle poverty and inequality," said Steve Price-Thomas, Oxfam’s director of advocacy and campaigns.
Delay to European Robin Hood Tax deal condemned by Oxfam
Oxfam condemns today’s decision by EU Finance Ministers to delay talks on a European Financial Transaction tax (FTT) until December.
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