USA: Trump Orders Air-quality Rules Degraded
President Trump directs EPA to ease air quality rules he says suffocates industry. EPA director Scott Pruitt confirmed that President Donald Trump will sign an executive order to roll back Obama-era power-plant environmental-protection regulations. WASHINGTON—President
Published : 20 April 2018
Five Alarming Land Grabbing Cases
Extractive industries remain a concrete threat to indigenous communities and this year`s The Indigenous World 2018 describes many cases of land grabbing from indigenous peoples. In this article we take a closer look at some of
Published : 19 April 2018
UN Reaffirms Indigenous Peoples` Land Rights
In her opening remarks to the Forum in New York, the chairperson, Mariam Wallet Aboubakrine, a medical doctor from Timbuktu, Mali, called the land husbandry of Aboriginal peoples “part of our history and heritage.” But few
Published : 16 April 2018
Indonesia: NGOs Call for Action on Indigenous Lands
MIRI: About 30 social activist groups nationwide have issued a joint declaration urging political parties from both the ruling government and opposition parties to give more attention to resolve land right woes affecting indigenous communities. The
Published : 16 April 2018
Right to the City in Greater Beirut
HLRN has just released its new publication Right to the City in Greater Beirut: Context Assessment in Light of the Refugee and Displacement Crisis. This assessment offers critical insight into municipal governance in Greater Beirut,
Published : 14 April 2018
Myanmar: Rohingyas’ 13 Demands for Return
Rohingya give Myanmar official list of demands for repatriation DHAKA—A Myanmar Cabinet minister visited a sprawling refugee camp in Bangladesh for Rohingya Muslims, who described the violence that forced them to flee Myanmar and presented
Published : 13 April 2018
Kashmir: Land Dispute behind Girl’s Rape, Murder
Rape and murder of Kashmiri – girls in religious policy SRINAGAR (Indian-occupied Kashmir)—The girl, just 8 years old, grazes the ponies of her family on a cold January day in the forests of the Himalayan
Published : 12 April 2018
USA: Time for Change - Race & Homelessness
In recent years, an increasingly urgent dialogue has emerged around race and equity in [the United States of] America. But that dialogue has generally overlooked one of the most visible manifestations of racial inequity: homelessness. Homelessness
Published : 11 April 2018
China Mining Co. Destroys Mozambique Village
Mozambique’s coastal village on the brink of extinction from irresponsible Chinese mining company. Mining giant Haiyu denies responsibility for flood that left 290 people homeless, while Mozambican authorities fail to regulate mining industry to ensure
Published : 01 April 2018
