UN-HRC to Investigate Gaza Crimes
GENEVA—The UN Human Rights Council met in Special Session on 23 July 2014, following the launch of the Israeli military operation, “Protective Edge,” directed at Gaza. In the three weeks since, Israel has killed more
Published : 24 July 2014
Nairobi: Church Thugs Attack Wetland Defenders
Nairobi—Three people were injured on Saturday when armed youths guarding construction workers at the controversial Westlands wetland Peponi Road plot clashed with demonstrators. The demonstrators were led by Westlands MP Tim Wanyonyi, Mazingira institute Executive
Published : 12 July 2014
10 Years after ICJ Ruling: Time for Concrete Action
Leading international jurists and legal networks from all continents, among them UN special Rapporteurs, acting and former judges, leading law professors as well as national and continental professional associations, called on the United Nations Secretary
Published : 09 July 2014
The Next Breadbasket
Humanitarian groups that deal with global hunger and peasants’ rights call corporate land deals neocolonialism and agri-imperialism. Yet veterans of agricultural development say the massive infusion of private cash, infrastructure, and technology that such deals
Published : 07 July 2014
Going without Water in Detroit
DETROIT—Ms. Cupp is the director of development and communication for the Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency, a nonprofit contracted by the state of Michigan to work as a human-services agency for Detroit. In August 2013,
Published : 04 July 2014
World Cup Legacy: Uprooted in Rio
Metrô-Mangeira—Brazil has been heavily criticised for uprooting tens of thousands of people from poor neighbourhoods in Rio de Janeiro in the run-up to the World Cup. Some who were living on state land were left
Published : 02 July 2014
U.S. Census: 1/4 Live in Poverty Zones
Exclusionary neighborhood zoning and suburban sprawl have led to an increase in the number of concentrated poverty areas, particularly in the South, according to an analysis of a recent U.S. Census Bureau report released Monday. The
Published : 01 July 2014
HIC-HLRN Issues Habitat III Inputs
Today, HIC-HLRN has responded to UN-Habitat’s survey for Participation of Local Authorities and Other Habitat Agenda Partners in the Habitat III Preparatory Process. In a 5 June 2014 letter, Dr. Joan Clos, Executive Director of
Published : 30 June 2014
Tanzania: Jatropha Katastrophe, Land Grab
KISARAWE, Tanzania—I arrived in Tanzania, one of the frontlines in the battle over land grabs in Africa, just as another round of international negotiations on guidelines for “responsible agricultural investment” (RAI) wrapped up in Rome
Published : 27 June 2014
