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Jerusalem: Sheikh Jarrah Forced Evictions |
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By: Yumna Patel, The Wire |
| 01 May 2021 |
Inside the Campaign to Prevent the Forcible Removal of Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah
In a matter of just two weeks, six Palestinian families from the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood will be thrown out of their homes and replaced with Israeli settlers.
The fate of the families from the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in
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NGOs Report on Israel`s Settler-colonial Apartheid |
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By: hlrn |
| 30 April 2021 |
In a Joint Submission to UN Special Rapporteur, Organizations Highlight the Role of Israel’s Colonial Settlements in the Entrenchment of its Settler-Colonial and Apartheid Regime
Today, the Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC); Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies; and Habitat International Coalition – Housing and Land Rights Network submitted a
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Call for Inputs to CESCR General Comment on Land |
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By: HIC-HLRN |
| 28 April 2021 |
CESCR calls for written contributions to the draft general comment on Land and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is developing a general comment on Land and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). The purpose of this General Comment is to clarify the specific
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Palestine @ UN Indigenous Issues Forum |
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By: HIC-HLRN |
| 24 April 2021 |
Webinar Invitation Toward Goal 16 of Sustainable Development in Palestine: The Realisation of the Palestinian Right to Self-Determination, and Ensuring Accountability
Date: Tuesday, 27 April 2021
Time: 18:00-19:30 Palestine time (11:00 - 12:30 EST)
Location: Online – Registered participants will receive the Zoom link via email
Register at: https://bit.ly/3v9SyoX
Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/14Qau3t1c
Moderator
Ms. Marya Farah,
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Abahlali baseMjondolo Palestine Solidarity |
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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
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Earth Day Embraces Palestinian Land Day |
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By: Land Research Center (LRC) – Jerusalem |
| 22 April 2021 |
Earth Day Embraces Palestinian Land Day
Statement Issued by Land Research Center on the Occasion of Earth Day, 22 April 2020
When a large oil spill on California’s Pacific Coast triggered U.S. Senator Gaylord Nilson to lead a massive popular campaign that attracted 20 million protestors in the first Earth Day in
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Call for inputs: Transitional justice in colonial contexts |
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By: HIC-HLRN |
| 22 April 2021 |
Call for inputs – Transitional justice measures and the legacy of human rights violations in colonial contexts
The Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, Mr. Fabian Salvioli, to the 76th session of the General Assembly, in October 2021, to examine the question
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Al-Haq International Law Online Summer School |
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By: Al-Haq |
| 21 April 2021 |
Al-Haq International Law Online Summer School Program
31 May–12 June 2021
Al-Haq Center for Applied International Law is pleased to announce its Seventh International Law Summer School for professionals, legal researchers, post-graduates and academics in the fields of international law and human rights. The 2021 program will run entirely online through
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CSM Denounces New CFS Food Systems & Nutrition Guidelines |
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By: Civil Society and Indigenous Peoples` Mechanism for relations with the UN Committee on World Food Security |
| 20 April 2021 |
Rome, 20 April 2021 – Civil society and Indigenous Peoples’ organisations share with deep regret their collective and critical assessment of the Voluntary Guidelines on Food Systems and Nutrition (VGFSyN). The final VGFSyN present a lost opportunity to guide a much-needed radical transformation of food systems around the globe and
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Western Sahara: Open Letter to UN SG |
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By: Geneva Support Group for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights in Western Sahara |
| 16 April 2021 |
Open Letter to the UN Secretary General
Geneva / Bir Lehlu, 16 April 2021
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will
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UN Special Rapporteur to Consult with CSOs |
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By: HIC-HLRN/OHCHR |
| 25 March 2021 |
CSO Consultation with UN Special Rapporteur on Housing
Discrimination and Spatial Segregation
Public consultation by the Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing with civil society organizations
Monday, 12 April 2021, 15:00–16:30 CET
Objective
The purpose of this public consultation is to collect input and recommendations from Civil Society Organizations in preparation
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Arab CSO Forum on sustainable development |
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By: HIC-HLRN |
| 23 March 2021 |
We invite you to attend the regional meeting of civil society organizations on #sustainable development in the Arab region. Representatives of civil society and experts in Arab countries will participate in the meeting to discuss efforts to achieve sustainable development in the Arab region and the challenges it faces.
The "regional
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Colorado Landowner Returns Ute Land |
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By: Return to Now |
| 10 March 2021 |
Generous Colorado Landowner Returns Ancestral Land to Tribe
After discovering Native American ruins on his land, white man gives it, and his house, back to the tribe that once lived there
A Colorado landowner was inspired to return his land to Native Americans three years after purchasing it and being “haunted” by
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Women Lead, Resist and Thrive – Even in Crises |
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By: Heather Elaydi and Ayushi Kalyan, Equal Times |
| 04 March 2021 |
Women lead, resist and thrive – even in the midst of crises
The past decade, particularly 2020 with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, has shone a light on the full extent of existing inequalities in the world. Ahead of this International Women’s Day, we would like to draw attention to ways that
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HIC Members in Palestine Welcome ICC News |
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By: Al-Haq, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, the Palestinian Centre for Human Right and Al Dameer Association for Supporting Prisoners and Human Rights |
| 03 March 2021 |
Justice for Palestine: Historic Day for Palestinian Victims of Israeli Crimes
Al-Haq, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, the Palestinian Centre for Human Right and Al Dameer Association for Supporting Prisoners and Human Rights (the Coalition) acknowledge and welcome the 3 March 2021 announcement by the Office of the Prosecutor of
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12K Zimbabwe Villagers Face Eviction for Hay |
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By: Sheluzani Makhese, calnews |
| 03 March 2021 |
Zimbabwe minorities face eviction from ancestral lands
CHILONGA—Already forced off their land when a South African-based sugar company acquired the land, thousands of Zimbabweans from the minority tribes are facing further eviction southeast of the country.
The government has come under criticism amid the plans to evict the about 12,000 Shangaan/Tsonga
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HIC-HLRN Petitions Zim President over Demolitions |
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By: Tatenda Chitagu, News Day |
| 02 March 2021 |
ED petitioned over looming demolitions
An international housing and land rights movement has petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa asking him to stop the pending house demolitions in the country, particularly at Crowborough Farm, Harare.
Habitat International Coalition (HIC), an international Housing and Land Rights Network consisting of about 450 civil society organisations (CSOs)
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EU: 7 States Demand Israel End Demolitions |
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By: Ronan McGreevy, The Irish Times |
| 26 February 2021 |
Ireland condemns Israeli destruction of Bedouin homes in West Bank
Seven European countries call for the end of demolition of homes and schools
Ireland, as a member of the UN Security Council, has called on Israel to halt the demolition and confiscation of Bedouin homes in the Jordan Valley.
Ireland, Estonia and Norway, along with permanent members of the Security
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Most EU Fish Aid Funds Military Occupation |
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By: WSRW |
| 25 February 2021 |
Most of the EU`s financial support to Morocco under the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement has been spent on occupied land, new government report reveals.
Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW) has obtained access to a recent report written by the Moroccan government, documenting how it has spent money that it has received from
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Why Reject Land Privatization |
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By: Oakland Institute |
| 25 February 2021 |
This Is Our Land: Why Reject the Privatization of Customary Land
Today, the Oakland Institute releases This Is Our Land: Why Reject the Privatization of Customary Land, an educational resource that debunks myths used for privatizing land around the world, while providing facts on how customary tenure systems are critical to
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