Winnie Byanyima
Winnie Byanyima

Having an economy that works for the 99% is achievable.

Winnie Byanyima
Winnie Byanyima

We don't have to accept an economy that doesn't work just because some people have got rich in the status quo. That is not democracy.

Winnie Byanyima
Winnie Byanyima

Governments should end the extreme concentration of wealth in order to end poverty. This means tackling tax dodging but also increasing taxes on wealth and high incomes to ensure a more level playing field and generate the billions of dollars needed to invest in healthcare, education, and job creation.

Winnie Byanyima
Winnie Byanyima

The high price of medicines is crippling healthcare systems and denying people access to the treatments they so desperately need.

Winnie Byanyima
Winnie Byanyima

I am angry that the international community has failed to find a permanent solution to the plight of the Rohingya. I am also ashamed that, in not speaking out loudly enough, we - humanitarians - have been complicit.

Winnie Byanyima
Winnie Byanyima

Democracy in Myanmar cannot be achieved with discrimination and gross violations of human rights.

Winnie Byanyima
Winnie Byanyima

The world belongs to the wealthy, and nowhere is this injustice more apparent than in the workplace.

Winnie Byanyima
Winnie Byanyima

Oxfam believes that any global talks to reform tax rules must include all countries, including the poorest.

Winnie Byanyima
Winnie Byanyima

Progressive taxation can offset the effect of growing inequality.

Winnie Byanyima
Winnie Byanyima

Taxing companies, particularly successful multinational companies, is one of the most progressive forms of taxation.

Winnie Byanyima
Winnie Byanyima

Developing countries are losing significant tax revenues through corporate tax dodging.

Winnie Byanyima
Winnie Byanyima

The conniving, rich oilmen that were so desperate to prevent and frustrate the Paris Agreement found cheerleaders in Mr. Trump and his party. They choose to protect their profits from a flailing fossil fuel industry over human lives and a clean, inclusive future for us all.

Winnie Byanyima
Winnie Byanyima

The Paris Agreement threw people of the world a lifeline, and the United States played a vital role in getting us there, not least by working closely with China to clear the decks to a global deal.

Winnie Byanyima
Winnie Byanyima

Tackling the extreme gap between the rich and the poor and tackling climate change is part of the same struggle.

Winnie Byanyima
Winnie Byanyima

I'm ready to do any kind of work, as long as it absorbs my passion for making a just world and equal world.

Winnie Byanyima
Winnie Byanyima

We have international organizations for health, trade, and football - even for coffee - but not tax. Why not?

Winnie Byanyima
Winnie Byanyima

Whatever I do, it will be fighting for social justice.

Winnie Byanyima
Winnie Byanyima

Fundamental is the need for governments to protect the space for citizens to claim their rights, organize, and express themselves.

Winnie Byanyima
Winnie Byanyima

Citizens need to know how their countries are being run so that they can hold governments and big business to account.

Winnie Byanyima
Winnie Byanyima

Crucially, African governments must ensure they prioritize the eradication of tax evasion and tax avoidance.