In April 2024, the European Union adopted an ambitious and important legislation: the Corporate Due Diligence Duty (CSDDD), aimed to hold large EU-companies accountable for the implementation of human rights and environmental due diligence.  However, in February 2025, in the name of a so-called “urgent simplification”, the European Commission published an omnibus proposal attacking the.....

Imagine missing school or work because you cannot afford a tampon or a menstrual pad. Imagine bleeding into newspaper or rags because there’s nothing else to use when your period arrives. Now imagine doing this while living in a like Gaza — under constant bombardment, in a freezing tent, without clean underwear, soap, water, or.....

ActionAid Ireland has expressed its horror at fresh attacks by Israeli military on its partner hospital in northern Gaza, Al-Awda, which have left 160 medical staff and patients trapped inside. The hospital’s surgery department, water and fuel tanks and outpatient buildings were hit in the attack. A warehouse housing medical supplies was also hit, sparking a huge.....