Asha Ramgobin
@AshaRamgobin
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Executive director of Human Rights Development Initiative, LLD Candidate, University of Pretoria, Tax havens, human rights and international law
Pretoria, South Africa
Joined October 2013
Decent work and economic growth 📈 are essential to sustainable development and peace. ▶ For #WorldDayofSocialJustice, watch this recording of @AshaRamgobin’s talk on upholding women’s rights and removing barriers to employment. #Faith4SDGs 📽 https://t.co/TZBrqExp4F
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New report, new website, new chapter for the Tax Justice Network https://t.co/vTP3N7sIVV
taxjustice.net
A lot of people will be visiting our website today to read about the State of Tax Justice 2020 report that we’ve just launched globally. But the regular visitors among you will have noticed a second...
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Fantastic coverage of the State of Tax Justice in @timesofindia - thank you @LubnaKtoi! #taxjustice2020
Tax abuse results in countries losing over $427bn in tax each year, India’s tax loss pegged at $10.3bn: Study https://t.co/GBhysYfqWp via @TOIBusiness
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Seems legit: Just bankers and tax advisors from Jersey, Isle of Man, Mauritius and City of London telling Africa's ultra high net worth individuals how to use International Finance Centres (e.g. tax havens) for wealth management. #TaxJustice #StopTheBleeding #FightInequality
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New Zealand drops Covid-19 restrictions after nation declared 'virus-free'
theguardian.com
Jacinda Ardern says she ‘did a little dance’ when she heard there were no cases of coronavirus left in the country
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Useful database-thumbs up 2 @GlobalWitnessJP for coming up with this great tool. Without such critical, it’s difficult talking abt tax justice . We had a great session with Dominic Eagleton @kaisatoroskai @TafadzwaKuvheya @AshaRamgobin @nb_mugisha @SusDevMining @NRGInstitute
Super excited to have just launched a new version of https://t.co/uwn2x9eqmO! You can access over $500 billion in payments to govts by oil, gas and mining companies. Sign up for alerts about the companies or countries which interest you here:
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This is an excellent read for an illustration of how Africa is a net creditor to rest of the world
jasonhickel.org
* This is the text of a speech delivered at the Cambridge Union in defense of the proposition: This house believes that British aid is not working. Ladies and gentlemen, it is vital that we disting...
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Elizabeth Warren's weatlh tax proposal is an historical move. The US led the world toward progressive taxation and the compression of global inequality during the first half of the 20th century. Warren’s proposal will have a major impact around the world.
warren.senate.gov
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
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Transfer Mispricing as a Non-Tariff Barrier to the African Continental Free Trade Agreement – Afronomics LAW
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UN expert @IEfinanceHRs issues new guiding principles on economic reforms and human rights to assist states, international financial institutions, creditors, and civil society ensure that human rights are embedded in economic policies https://t.co/4xqV3rI1U6
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Check out this article from BizNews:
biznews.com
EDINBURGH — Graft-tainted global commodities giant Glencore has been waning in popularity among stock market investors as it has become apparent that the chicke
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This too is the reality of South Africa
Been there, experienced it. Forever grateful to the kind man who parked his bakkie to protect me from traffic when I was down
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Devolution- empower citizens to be involved in decisions that affect them.... important in fight against illicit financial flows..,, what about the Continental Free Trade Agreement #AfCFTA2018 #AFRODAD #StopIllicitFinancialFlows #RegionalDialogue
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“The rich can get away with it!” - moving money illegally #AFRODAD #StopIllicitFinancialFlows #RegionalDialogue
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“Corruption: You know it when you see it!” Honourable Sakwa Bunyasi #StopIllicitFinancialFlows #AFRODAD #StopTheBleeding #RegionalDialogue#CEPPRwanda
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How can we involve ordinary people from Africa in decisions like this? Is process not as important as content? We compare ourselves so often with EU. They had referendums so that people participated in decisions that affect them. Can we consider doing the same?#AfCFTA2018
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