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20th of May: The Symbolism of a Date |
By :Luisa Teotónio Pereira, Estante P |
21 May 2022 |
Today marks a significant milestone for East Timor and Western Sahara. As East Timor (a.k.a. Timor l`Este conducts its own presidential elections, the online edition of the portuguese daily newspaper Estante P has published an article written by a member of the Portugal-Western Sahara Friendship Association, Luisa Teotónio Pereira, that More...
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Ukraine: New Master Plan for Kharkiv |
By :UNECE |
06 May 2022 |
The war has already caused the destruction of infrastructure in many urban areas of Ukraine and will require enormous efforts by the government and international partners to reconstruct following the cessation of hostilities.
In April 2022, the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development developed draft recommendations for plans for rebuilding cities More...
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Understanding Human Rights ETOs |
By :HIC-HLRN |
15 January 2022 |
The new Routledge Handbook on Extraterritorial Human Rights Obligations has just been published and it is available in open access here. This new handbook compiles lessons and analysis by world experts on the human rights obligations of states beyond their territorial borders. It is designed to give meaning and More...
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India: Laws Rescinded, Farmers Win |
By :Harish Damodaran, The Indian Express |
20 November 2021 |
In burying farm laws, Govt may have held off demand for right to MSP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s announcement on repealing the farm laws may have helped stave off the elephant in the room – making minimum support prices (MSP) a legal right.
“The farm laws are dead, long live the farm laws!”
This More...
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Decriminalize Palestinian Human Rights CSOs! |
By :HIC |
10 November 2021 |
Solidarity with Palestinian Human Rights Organizations facing Israel’s Criminalization
Today, HIC`s Board adopted a statement in solidarity with the six Palestinian human rights organizsations, including HIC Members, that Israel`s Minister of Defense has deemed "terrorist organisations. The full public statement follows here:
Habitat International Coalition (HIC) strongly condemns Israel`s Minister of More...
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Nakba Day: HIC-HLRN Solidarity with Palestine |
15 May 2021 |
The Housing and Land Rights Network of Habitat International Coalition stands in solidarity with the Palestinian people resisting institutionalize material discrimination and attempted erasure from their land and homes by the State of Israel. We hear their message: “No peace will prevail without justice.”
As we mark Nakba Day, the Israeli More...
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UNSR Urges Israel Reverse Eviction Orders |
By :OHCHR |
11 May 2021 |
Israel/OPT: UN expert calls for reversal of Israel’s eviction order against 16 Palestinian families
GENEVA—A UN expert called today on Israel to reverse its eviction orders for Palestinian families living in Occupied East Jerusalem, calling them part of an alarming pattern to change the demography of the city.
Israeli courts have, over More...
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Abahlali baseMjondolo Palestine Solidarity |
By :Abahlali baseMjondolo press statement |
24 April 2021 |
The Blood of the Palestinians is our Blood
Our struggle is rooted in the principle that the recognition of our full and equal humanity is non-negotiable. We also insist that this principle is applied to all people everywhere. There can be no group of people whose humanity is denied.
As everyone knows More...
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India: Activist Arrested over Pro-farmer ‘Toolkit’ |
By :Sky News and Shruti Menon, BBC |
19 February 2021 |
These two articles report the arrest of 22-year-old Indian climate activist Disha Ravi, who has been accused of sedition for allegedly authoring a pro-famers toolkit Global Farmers Strike - First Wave. The first article deals with her arrest, while the second provides the context of India’s Sedition Law and its More...
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India: Farmers Protest at Red Fort |
By :BBC News |
26 January 2021 |
India protest: Farmers breach Delhi`s Red Fort in huge tractor rally
A rally against agriculture reforms in India turned violent on Tuesday, after protesting farmers broke through police barricades to storm Delhi`s historic Red Fort complex.
On foot and in tractors, the protesters were part of a huge rally planned for India`s More...
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