Campaigner.

I’m a human rights campaigner with more than 15 years experience working with NGOs and social movements and running national and international campaigns. For 7 years I was the Campaigns and Policy Director at War on Want. I’m proud of the campaigns I’ve worked on, especially the ones we have won!

Consultant.

I’m a consultant based in the Western Balkans. When I’m not eating borek and drinking too much coffee I’m working with organisations like Oxfam, IOM and OCCRP. I previously worked as a consultant in Ethiopia for WaterAid, WFP & UNOCHA.

Writer.

I’m a writer. I contribute articles to news outlets and blog sites. I’ve worked on numerous reports and briefings as well as creating content for public communications. Whatever the medium I enjoy storytelling and seeking out creative and effective ways to help people tell and share their story.

Articles

“Dear Sisters…” – Oxfam International

Women refugees walking through Serbia and Macedonia have written powerful letters for those who might follow them. The Open Letters project was organised by Atina with the support of UN WOMEN and Oxfam to support the women and girls stuck in a state of limbo after the border closed. “I left [...]

Women and Children Stuck in the Mud of No Man’s Land

Border profiling increases the tragedy for vulnerable people in Macedonia As thousands of people continue arriving in Europe seeking safety and security, Ruth Tanner, Oxfam’s Advocacy Advisor in South East Europe, recently visited the our program for people on the move in Macedonia. Vulnerable people on the move, from Syria, Iraq, [...]

Column: The Bangladesh factory collapse shows us the deadly cost of cheap fashion

OVER 400 PEOPLE have been confirmed dead and many more missing in the collapse of a building in Bangladesh which housed garment factories making clothes for Primark and other major brands. Over a thousand more have been injured in one of the worst industrial disasters of recent times. High street [...]

G4S and the Privatisation of War

The world's biggest private security corporationG4S, has been having a bad week. But the company has been enjoying a great decade. While the Olympics scandal is putting G4S in the spotlight, its extraordinary global reach and controversial track record are making for some uncomfortable reading. The transferring of policing, [...]

Comment: Adidas’ worker exploitation must stop now

Respect for workers' rights and people's basic dignity must be universal. So why should Team GB sponsor Adidas be allowed to get away with the sweatshop conditions of its supplier factories? By Ruth Tanner With only weeks left before the London Olympics, more than a million tickets have already been [...]

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