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Germany: Protests at Village Razing for Coal Mine |
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By :Associate Press |
| 09 January 2023 |
Climate activists dig in to defend German village from coal mine
“(We) will fight for every tree, for every house, for every meter in this village,” said Luka Scott, a spokesperson for the alliance of groups organizing protests.
Climate activists pledged Sunday to defend a tiny village in western Germany from being bulldozed for
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Israeli Apartheid: Tool of Zionist Settler Colonialism |
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By :Al Haq |
| 29 November 2022 |
Landmark Palestinian Coalition Report: Israeli Apartheid: Tool of Zionist Settler Colonialism
On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, 29 November 2022, Al-Haq launched its inaugural coalition report titled: Israeli Apartheid: Tool of Zionist Settler Colonialism. It reflects the collaborative efforts of civil society and academic authors Rania Muhareb,
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Human Rights Related to Habitat (Land, Housing, Population Transfer, Natural Resources) in Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara |
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By :WSUSA and HIC-HLRN |
| 16 March 2022 |
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USA: Most COVID Aid for Low-income Renters |
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By :Michael Casey and Fatima Hussein, Associated Press |
| 25 February 2022 |
Treasury: Most COVID rental aid went to low-income residents
WASHINGTON—More than 80% of the billions of dollars in federal rental assistance aimed at keeping families in their homes during the pandemic went to low-income tenants, the Treasury Department said.
It also concluded Thursday that the largest percentage of tenants receiving pandemic aid
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EU Court Rules against Hungary Migrant Law |
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By :Maïa De La Baume, politico.eu |
| 16 November 2021 |
Hungarian law criminalizing asylum seeker help breaches EU law, top court rules
The verdict is another legal win for the European Commission in its years-long battle over migration with Hungary.
The Hungarian government acknowledged the ECJ ruling, but said it wouldn’t back down from its approach to immigration.
Hungary’s law criminalizing support for
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Olympic Displacement and Gentrification |
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By :Michael McDougall and MacIntosh Ross, Washington post |
| 29 July 2021 |
Displacement and Gentrification for Preparing the Olympic Games
Unfolding under a State of Emergency, after a year’s pandemic-related postponement, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are a Games like no other. Yet, when it comes to displacing the residents of host cities, these Olympics are very much business as usual. In total, 300
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Special Rapporteurs on adequate housing @ 20 |
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By :OHCHR |
| 22 June 2021 |
Today, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Balakrishnan Rajagopal, presents his report to the UN Human Rights Council: “20 years Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing – Tacking stock – moving forward”
The report (A/HRC/47/43) highlights key achievements and contributions of the mandate since its establishment
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Tigray: Food as a Weapon of war |
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By :Rodney Muhumuza, AP |
| 11 June 2021 |
In Tigray, food is often a weapon of war, as famine looms
ABI ADI, Ethiopia—First the Eritrean soldiers stole the pregnant woman’s food as she hid in the bush. Then they turned her away from a checkpoint when she was on the verge of labor.
So she had the baby at home
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Gaza: Refugees Shelter at UNRWA Schools |
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By :UNRWA |
| 19 May 2021 |
Displaced Palestine refugees seek shelter at UNRWA schools in Gaza
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In the Gaza Strip, where approximately 70 per cent of the population are Palestine refugees, catastrophic bombardment is being carried out as the besieged coastal enclave enters the 14th year of an air, land and sea blockade that has devastated lives, infrastructure and
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Palestine: Israel Destroys Humsa al-Bqai`a |
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By :Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) |
| 09 February 2021 |
Israel displaces more Palestinian Bedouins, seizes their tents in Humsa al-Bqai’a
Israel seized more tents donated by humanitarian organisations to Palestinian Bedouins in Humsa al-Bqai’a yesterday, continuing to block international aid since demolishing or confiscating 46 structures in the community in one week.
“Israel appears determined to force Palestinians out of their
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