Respect for human rights is closely intertwined with addressing poverty and extreme inequality. Human Rights Watch research exposes how people experiencing poverty are often more vulnerable to ...

It also sheds light on the impact of taxes, transfers, and subsidies on poverty and inequality in 94 countries before 2020, providing important new insights into the impacts of fiscal policy not only ...

We already know that some protected characteristics are linked to an increased risk of poverty, and people’s resilience is further affected by having to pay a premium for being poor. Intersectionality ...

Meanwhile, the number of people experiencing poverty remains essentially unchanged from 1990. This growing inequality is no accident. For too long, corporations and an ultra-wealthy few have rigged ...