“Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?”

About Ayesha Carmouche

Ayesha Carmouche is advocacy and communication manager for the CORE Coalition, the UK civil society network on corporate accountability. Follow her on Twitter @ayeshacarmouche.

Articles by Ayesha Carmouche

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Francesc Badia i Dalmases is Editor and Director of democraciaAbierta.

European integration

Six countries. Six different paths to EU integration.

No to TTIP

The secretive EU-US trade deal explained

Women’s voices must not be ignored in business and human rights talks

Chiara Capraro and Ayesha Carmouche 28 November 2017

The corporate rush for land and resources in the Global South has gender-specific impacts on women, who are routinely excluded from decision-making.

The case for independent investigation of deaths in mental health institutions

Deborah Coles and Ayesha Carmouche 17 May 2015

When someone dies in a mental health unit in England or Wales, there is currently no obligation to carry out an independent inquiry.

New technologies cannot substitute political will

Ayesha Carmouche 29 November 2013

New technologies have the capacity to both emancipate and control individuals and their choices. Our pre-occupation should then concern the intrinsic moral values of users and their commitment to democratic citizenship and human rights.