Publications
People before Profit: why urgent action is needed to hold businesses accountable for respecting human rights
As the role and size of the private sector in Ethiopia continues to grow, human rights abuses resulting from business activities are on the increase, including in the garment and textile industry. The
The Vicious Cycle
The countries that are most vulnerable to the climate crisis are also facing a debt crisis – and the need to service external debt in foreign currency has become a major accelerator of the climate
Standing up for our Rights: Feminist Insights from the Ukraine Response
The response to Russia’s military assault to Ukraine is yet another example of how the international system fails to acknowledge and promote the incredible work of civil society organisations like
Ensuring a gender-responsive and effective Corporate Due Diligence Legislation in 10 steps
Pollution, land grabbing, the exploitation of workers, violence against human rights defenders… all have different and disproportionate effects on women. ActionAid’s extensive work with communities
The Long Shadow of the Climate Crisis
In 2022 climate disasters have taken on a new scale and horror. Four seasons without rainfall have left a “biblical” drought and unprecedented hunger across Eastern Africa. Devastating floods in
Pathway to a Feminist Corporate Accountability Framework
Women around the world continue to experience business-related human rights abuses and violations differently and disproportionately: from significant barriers to access justice and discrimination in
The Care Contradiction: The IMF, Gender and Austerity
This report exposes the devastating impact public sector cuts are having on women in low income countries, who face a triple threat of losing access to services, having fewer opportunities to access
Education versus Austerity
Building on our major report The Public Versus Austerity (see below), Education Versus Austerity (also below) provides a synthesis of the key finds as applied to education. The briefing challenges the