Labour manifesto ‘not fit for the future’ NHS campaigners claim
Campaign group Keep Our NHS Public has claimed that the Labour Party's manifesto commitments on the NHS are 'not fit for the future'. The claim was made off the back…
NUS ‘celebrates’ Green Party’s general election manifesto
The National Union of Students (NUS) has 'welcomed and celebrated' the general election manifesto from the Green Party of England and Wales. The union described the manifesto as "aspirational and…
Israel not complying with world court order in genocide case, Human Rights Watch says
The Israeli government has failed to comply with at least one measure in the legally binding order from the International Court of Justice in South Africa's genocide case, Human Rights…
58% of Conservative Party members think Islam is a threat to the British way of life
A new poll of Conservative Party members has found that over half of them think Islam is a threat to the 'British way of life'. Campaign group Hope Not Hate…
Hungarian government accused of ‘systematic attack on the rule of law’
Leading NGO Human Rights Watch has accused the Hungarian government of engaging in a 'systematic attack on the rule of law'. The NGO made the allegation as a result of…
Statement from six major aid agencies on developments in Rafah
Six major aid agencies have written a joint statement on the ongoing situation in Rafah. We have published the statement in full below. We are appalled by the harrowing developments…
Over 1,500 people close Barclays accounts over firm’s links to Israel
More than 1,500 people have closed their Barclays bank accounts in protest of its links to Israel. Thousands of others have signed a pledge to never bank with Barclays. Campaigners…
Campaign calls on parliamentary candidates to pledge more investment and end to outsourcing in NHS
Parliamentary candidates are being urged to make a 'Pledge for the NHS' in advance of the next general election. Anti-privatisation campaign group We Own It is calling on parliamentary candidates…
17 Israeli civil society organisations call for Gaza ceasefire
17 Israeli civil society organisations have signed a joint statement calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Among the signatories is the human rights organisation B'Tselem. The statement begins: "We,…
American nukes in Britain ‘makes us a nuclear target’, CND says
In light of recent media reports that US nuclear weapons are returning to Britain, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) has renewed its warning that such a deployment will only…