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“Climate Justice IS a Human Right” |
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By :HIC President Adriana Allen |
| 04 October 2021 |
The following is the statement by HIC President Adriana Allen on the occasion of World Habitat Day, 4 October 2021.
Back in 2008, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted for the first time a resolution (Resolution 7/231) that explicitly recognised the implications of climate change for the fulfilment of human
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IPCC: Dire Warning to Humanity |
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By :Andrea Januta, Reuters |
| 10 August 2021 |
Key Takeaways from the U.N. Climate Panel`s Report
The U.N. climate panel has released its most comprehensive assessment of climate change yet. Here are some of the report`s main conclusions:
Humans Are to Blame - Full Stop
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) used its strongest terms yet to assert that humans are causing climate
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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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Report: TNCs in Western Sahara |
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By :porunsaharalibre |
| 04 January 2021 |
International companies investing illegally in Occupied Western Sahara
For the second year in a row, the Center for Studies and Documentation, Ahmed Baba MISKE, wishes to shed light on the debate on the conflict between the Sahrawi Republic and the Kingdom of Morocco, both members of the regional organization the African
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Covid-19 Exposed Privatization Catastrophe |
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By :Current and former UN Special Rapporteurs, The Guardian |
| 19 October 2020 |
Covid-19 has exposed the catastrophic impact of privatizing vital services
The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the catastrophic fallout of decades of global privatisation and market competition.
When the pandemic hit, we saw hospitals being overwhelmed, caregivers forced to work with virtually no protective equipment, nursing homes turned into morgues, long queues to
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Kenya: Impoverishing Women with "Development" |
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By :HIC-HLRN, Mazingira Institute and Pamoja Trust |
| 25 September 2020 |
HIC-HLRN has just published the results of a study on the impacts of infrastructure development that dispossesses and displace women in Kenya. The report is a baseline assessment of women’s wealth, wellbeing and habitat values at stake.
This is the product of a collaborative project of Mazingira Institute, Pamoja Trust and
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Input to HIC-HLRN World Habitat Day Report 2020 |
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By :Negev Coexistence Forum for Civil Equality |
| 25 September 2020 |
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Lebanon: World Bank Ends Bisri Dam Project |
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By :Reuters/Arab News/The New York Times |
| 05 September 2020 |
This entry combines the Reuters/Arab News report on 05 September of the World Bank’s official announcement and The New York Times article of 02 September 2020 providing background. At the end of the entry, please find the link to the World Bank’s 04 September factsheet of questions and answers.
World
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Palestine: Join Al-Haq Law School Program (10/2020) |
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By :Al Haq |
| 24 August 2020 |
Al-Haq International Law School Program, 12–22 October 2020
The Al-Haq Center for Applied International Law is pleased to announce its Sixth International Law Summer School Program for professionals, legal researchers, post-graduates and academics in the fields of international law and human rights.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and ongoing uncertainty around international
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India: Turning 170K-ha Forest to Coal |
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By :Hannah Ellis-Peterson, The Guardian |
| 08 August 2020 |
India plans to fell ancient forest to create 40 new coalfields
Narendra Modi’s dream of a ‘self-reliant India’ comes at a terrible price for its indigenous population
Over the past decade, Umeshwar Singh Amra has witnessed his homeland descend into a battleground. The war being waged in Hasdeo Arand, a rich and
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