India: Chakma Villagers Evicted
The narrator of the story (identity withheld on request and due to security reasons)was among hundreds of people, belonging to the minority Chakma tribe who have been forcefully evicted in month of June and rendered
Published : 12 August 2013
The Great Southeast Asian Land Grab
Conflict over land tenure in Southeast Asia’s rural areas has emerged as a key issue for the region. To achieve goals such as economic development and poverty reduction in rural areas, governments in the region
Published : 08 August 2013
Sri Lanka Army Condemned for Killing Protesters
Christian priests and nuns joined a candle-light vigil in the capital to protest against the military action [AFP] The Roman Catholic Church has accused the Sri Lankan army of shooting unarmed protesters and desecrating a church
Published : 07 August 2013
Land Rights Activists Assassinated in Mexico
ACAPULCO, Mexico—Two leftist activists were found shot to death on Mexico`s southern Pacific coast and a third is missing, a local leader said Tuesday. The two men were found with their hands bound and gunshot wounds
Published : 06 August 2013
Burma: Ethnic Armed Groups Confiscate Land
HURFOM--In recent months Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) has been tracking various cases of land confiscation, some of which took place years ago but have only now come to light. So far, published documentation
Published : 20 July 2013
Chicago: Reclaiming Homes, Rights for Homeless
Since 2010, the Chicago Anti-Eviction Campaign has taken over nearly 30 abandoned South and West Side residences, rehabbed them and moved in homeless families. Willie "J.R" Fleming, a longtime housing rights activist and co-founder of the
Published : 15 July 2013
Israel Still Justifies Naqab Arabs` Forced Eviction
The Prawer Plan relays on a unjust assumption that the ownership claims of the Arab Bedouins on their land in the Negev are not legitimate since they are not listed in the Land Registry books.
Published : 27 June 2013
ETO Consortium 6th Conference
Extraterritorial Obligations (ETO) Consortium Meets Again The 6th conference of the Extraterritorial (ETO) Consortium took place as a special event of the Vienna+20 Action Week on Human Rights in Vienna, on 25 and 26 June 2013.
Published : 26 June 2013
Istanbulites to IOC: “Don’t Select Our City”
Esteemed members of the IOC; This is a call from two human rights organizations, Urban Movements Istanbul / HIC (Habitat International Coalition) and People’s Houses on behalf the citizens of Istanbul from all ages, social and
Published : 21 June 2013
