CAR: 10K Displaced in Batangafo
NEW YORK—Following clashes on Wednesday between armed groups in Central African Republic (CAR), more than 10,000 people fled their homes and are seeking refuge in the compound of a hospital in Batangafo supported by the
Published : 02 November 2018
Stop Land Grabs – Declaration
Declaration of the Social Movements: Ten Peoples’ Principles Against Land Grabs, Evictions and Neoliberalism “Let a New World be born in Bandung for a genuine land reform, not land grabs!” — Bandung-Indonesia, September 24, 2018. The world
Published : 30 October 2018
Land Rights, Companies and Social Justice
In 2004, the Newmont Mining Corporation hired me to investigate human rights accusations facing its gold mine operation in Peru, despite the company feeling like it had done everything right. It got the necessary government approvals, made
Published : 24 October 2018
USA: 14-Year-long Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Continues
A 14-Year-Long Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico Verges on Becoming One of the Worst in US History An oil spill that has been quietly leaking millions of barrels into the Gulf of Mexico has
Published : 24 October 2018
Lebanon: Evicting Syrian Refugees
This article is based on a forthcoming policy paper examining the causes, characteristics, and consequences of the eviction of Syrian migrants and refugees from Riyak, Lebanon in 2017, in light of recent developments encouraging Syrian
Published : 24 October 2018
Liberia: New Law Affirms Customary Land Tenure
On 19 September, Liberian President George Manneh Weah signed into law the Land Rights Bill (LRB), a landmark piece of legislation that recognizes the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities to their customary lands
Published : 23 October 2018
Germany: Refugee Housing Crisis & Black Market
Germany`s housing crisis fuels black market for refugees. Activists are concerned that a shortage of housing in Germany is hindering refugee integration MUNICH--Firas swapped civil war in Syria for a chaotic refugee camp in Germany. Now
Published : 22 October 2018
Statement of the ICC on Palestine
Statement of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, regarding the Situation in Palestine I have been following with concern the planned eviction of the Bedouin community of Khan al-Ahmar, in the West Bank.
Published : 17 October 2018
Ethiopia Takes Land Back
Ethiopia has revoked a total of 412.6 hectares of land held by investors, including Ethiopian-born Saudi billionaire Mohammed Hussein al-Amoudi for failure to create jobs and develop the city, as promised when the lands were
Published : 01 October 2018
