War on Want

@WarOnWant

War on Want fights the root causes of poverty and human rights violations, as part of the worldwide movement for global justice.

London, UK
Joined February 2009

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    27 Dec 2018

    BREAKING: Banking giant HSBC divests from Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit following pressure from human rights campaigners

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  2. 24 hours ago

    Aftee 70 years of the , more worrying signs that the US is turning its back on by not only pulling out of the UNHRC but also refusing to engage with human rights investigators, including those investigating the deaths of child migrants.

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  3. Jan 4

    Millions of people will start 2019 earning poverty wages and forced to rely on food banks to get by. Yet in the first three days of 2019, top bosses will have earned more than an average worker earns in a year.

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  4. Jan 4

    Kafkaesque excuses by the Dept. of International Trade to avoid having to answer questions from – part of a pattern of secrecy. We need basic rules in place to ensure our trade policy is democratic, and we need them now.

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  5. Jan 3

    Our job now is to defend the rights of all Brazilians, protect their movements, and to challenge the myth that the far right holds the answers to the multiple crises created by neo-liberalism.

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  6. Jan 3

    We stand with our partners in Brazil, those on the frontlines of the attacks, hate, intolerance and discrimination. ✊

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  7. Jan 3

    It bears all the authoritarian signs of the contemporary far-right that is gaining power across the world and looking to turn back the clock on hard won freedoms.

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  8. Jan 3

    Democracy in Brazil is under real threat, as contempt for human rights, land rights and diversity, accompanied by a religious fanaticism, dogmatic neo-liberalism and a pro-military stance, marks the new Presidency. [Thread]

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  9. Jan 3

    "230 people crossing the channel is not a 'crisis'. It is a crisis for the desperate men, women and children making this hazardous journey." – War on want ED Asad Rehman on the migrant 'crisis'. Read more:

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  10. Jan 2

    War on Want's on the UK's migrant 'crisis': "The real crisis taking place is that of a broken economic model of neo-liberalism, where 0.7% of the world’s population has amassed half the world’s wealth."

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  11. Jan 2

    Asad Rehman on the migrant 'crisis': "The real crisis here is the crisis of humanity – it's that the mantra and response is always about walls and fences, and militarised borders." Read more:

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  12. Jan 2

    230 desperate men, women and children seeking safe haven in the UK is not a ‘crisis’. Politicians and sections of the media are seeking to make political capital out of a story of human misery.

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  13. Jan 2

    Millions of people are starting 2019 on poverty wages and using foodbanks to survive. Yet have gone up again today! It's for public services that benefit people, not big business.

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  14. Jan 2

    Made a to be more politically active in 2019? Order our resources – they're all free!

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  15. Retweeted
    Jan 2

    Perspective from the US on the difference between food safety regs there and here - What Foods Are Banned in Europe but Not Banned in the U.S.? A trade deal with the US could undermine our standards

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  16. Retweeted
    Jan 1

    . from and our Spokesperson Network on today on the political and tabloid hysteria around the Dover crossings, and the UK’s role in causing people to flee their home countries

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  17. Retweeted
    Jan 1

    Tune in to at 1310 to catch from and our Spokesperson Network discussing the migrant “crisis” - is it actually a crisis at all and how it’s been politicised

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  18. 30 Dec 2018

    This year we’ve been in overdrive exposing companies for their complicity in violence & land grabs. Be a part of the movement for global justice in 2019 & together we'll continue to call out companies profiting from human rights abuses globally. JOIN US:

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  19. 29 Dec 2018

    This year we've stood with migrant workers & demanded that immigration rules not undermine workers’ , and brought workers together for the historic . Read our year in review:

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  20. Retweeted
    28 Dec 2018

    Great news! Well done to all those who campaigned for this!

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  21. 28 Dec 2018

    MPs in very clear that Parliament and the public need to have more voice in trade deals - everything from food standards to climate to the NHS could be at stake. Our take: 

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