Apply now! ISMUN Human Rights Summer School |
By: ISMUN |
18 June 2022 |
Invitation to Apply for Participation
We have the pleasure to announce the next session of ISMUN Summer School on Human Rights and Development which will be held in Geneva from 11 to 15 July, 2022.
It is organised by the International Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations (ISMUN), an NGO More...
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Tanzanian Violence against Forcibly Evicted Maasai |
By: OHCHR |
15 June 2022 |
GENEVA (15 June 2022) – UN human rights experts* have expressed grave concerns about continuous encroachment on traditional Maasai lands and housing, accompanied by a lack of transparency in, and consultation with the Maasai Indigenous Peoples, during decision making and planning. This trend most recently culminated in security forces’ violence More...
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Anti-Muslim India Gov’t. Razes Homes |
By: BBC |
13 June 2022 |
Houses of Muslims demolished in Uttar Pradesh after protests
Authorities in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) have demolished the houses of some Muslims who were allegedly linked to religious protests that turned violent.
The protests were sparked by derogatory remarks made by two former leaders of the governing Bharatiya Janata Party More...
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India Copies Israeli Home-razing Tactics |
By: Omar Ahmed, Middle East Montior |
13 June 2022 |
Demolishing Muslim protestors` homes: India is taking a leaf out of Israel`s book
Over the weekend Indian authorities bulldozed several homes belonging to Muslims in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh (UP). The homeowners were alleged to have taken part in organised protests on Friday in response to inflammatory remarks about the Prophet More...
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US Nonprofits Drive Illegal Israeli Settlements |
By: Elena Hodges, Just Security |
10 June 2022 |
Hidden In Plain Sight: US Nonprofits As Drivers of Illegal Israeli Settlements
What U.S. tax law can and should do about it
Concerns about the mass expulsion of Palestinians by Israeli authorities are on the rise following a recent High Court of Justice decision ratifying the forced displacement of around 1,200 Palestinian More...
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WUF11: Brainstorm on UN-Habitat Engagement |
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08 June 2022 |
The Housing and Land Rights Network of Habitat International Coalition (HIC) is hosting a Networking Event at WUF11 dedicated to dialogue and brainstorming on UN-Habitat stakeholder engagement and the prospective self-organized Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism.
If your organization will be at WUF11, we would like to cordially invite you to this event More...
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1st Report of CoI on Palestine/Israel |
By: OHCHR |
07 June 2022 |
Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, issues first reportReport: ending the continued Israeli occupation and discrimination against Palestinians is essential to stopping the conflict and halting the persistent cycle of violence, while a ‘culture of impunity’ feeds resentment and fuels recurrent tensions, instability, More...
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Brazil: Heavy Rain and Landslides Leave 44 Dead |
By: Deutsche Welle |
29 May 2022 |
Researchers say heavy rains and flooding in Brazil are exacerbated by climate change
The catastrophic weather has forced dozens to flee their homes in Brazil`s northeastern Pernambuco state. A red alert has been issued in the city of Recife for Sunday as well.
Heavy rains in Brazil`s northeastern Pernambuco state have left at least More...
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Letter to UN:`Sustainable Development Delusions` |
By: Initiative for Leadership and Sustainability (IFLAS), www.scholarswarning.net |
23 May 2022 |
People will suffer more if professionals delude themselves about sustainable development – Letter to UN
At the start of a United Nations summit on reducing the risks and impacts of disasters around the world and on the eve of the Stockholm+50 Conference, 100 scholars from 17 countries are stating publicly that More...
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Civil Society Messages to the 9th Africities Summit |
By: HIC-HLRN |
20 May 2022 |
A self-organized civil-society initiative hosted 45 civil organization representatives this week at Kisumu, Kenya on 15–16 May to deliberate and consolidate messages to the Africities9 Summit. The Civil Society Forum took place in advance of the Africities 9 Summit (17–20 May 2020), also at Kisumu. The Summit is organized every More...
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Durban: 2nd eKhenana leader martyred |
By: Abahlali baseMjondolo |
08 May 2022 |
Nokuthula Mabaso was assassinated in eKhenana last night
A second Abahlali baseMjondolo martyr has fallen within as many months. Nokuthula Mabaso, a powerful leader in the eKhenana Commune and the Women’s League, was assassinated in eKhenana last night.
Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement
The eKhenana Commune has been under ruthless attack for years. There 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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HIC Urges Faithful NUA Implementation |
By: HLRN |
28 April 2022 |
Getting Back to the Agenda
HIC Statement on the Occasion of the NUA+5 Implementation Review
With today’s belated five-year review of implementing the UN New Urban Agenda(NUA), the third global Habitat Agenda since 1976, HIC shares this anniversary by celebrating its own 45 years of accompanying and contributing to the successive global More...
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Earth Day Workshop: Green Transition in Sudan |
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24 April 2022 |
The challenges of the green transition in Sudan Who should fill the gap and how? Public workshop on the occasion of Earth Day 2022, in cooperation between Housing and Land Rights Network – Habitat International Coalition and GoGreen Sudan. Sudan is going through difficult transitional conditions, More...
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GOLD VI Working Papers! |
By: HIC-HLRN |
20 April 2022 |
How can Commoning, Housing systems, Urban health, Sanctuary cities and Democracy contribute to urban and territorial equality?
With the aim to define an urban and territorial equality agenda, UCLG and the KNOW program (led by University College London) have brought together hundreds of contributors from local & regional governments, civil society More...
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World Bank Spring Mtgs: Billions for Fossil Fuels |
By: Urgewald |
18 April 2022 |
The World Bank Drives Billions into Fossil Fuel Investments
The 2022 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) will take place from Monday, April 18, through Sunday, April 24. Most of the events, including the public events, invitation-only events, civil society organization engagements, and More...
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India: Hindus Riot, Muslim Homes, Shops Burnt |
By: Quratulain Rehbar, Nikkei News |
16 April 2022 |
India violence leaves trail of burned Muslim homes, shops
Islamic scholar complains of properties being `selectively razed`
NEW DELHI—A wave of religious communal violence across India coinciding with a Hindu festival has left at least one person dead, dozens injured, numerous Muslim-owned properties destroyed -- and residents bracing for the possibility of More...
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Why An Indian State Is Razing Muslim Homes |
By: Zoya Mateen, BBC News |
15 April 2022 |
Madhya Pradesh: Why an Indian state is demolishing Muslim homes
The people who would destroy his home came early in the morning, remembers 72-year-old Shaikh Mohammad Rafiq.
A soft-drink seller in India`s Madhya Pradesh state, Mr Rafiq and his sons had had a long night. "It`s Ramadan, so our business usually picks More...
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Myanmar: Troops Burn Heartland Villages |
By: Wa Lone and Poppy Mcpherson, Reuters |
14 April 2022 |
Troops burn villages in Myanmar heartland, seek to crush resistance
Rubble and ashes, overlooked by a single golden pagoda, are almost all that remain of the wood and brick houses most people had built for themselves in the quiet riverside village of Bin in the Buddhist heartland of central Myanmar.
Bin is More...
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UNESCO Resolutions to Protect Jerusalem |
By: QNN |
07 April 2022 |
UNESCO unanimously adopts two resolutions on state of Palestine
OCCUPIED PALESTINE—The Executive Council of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has unanimously adopted two resolutions on the State of Palestine.
At its 214th session held in Paris on Wednesday, the UNESCO [Executive Board] adopted a resolution on old Jerusalem More...
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