New UN Declaration on Peasant Rights
A new UN declaration could finally protect rural and landless peoples. The UN has drafted a groundbreaking declaration that has the potential to protect the human rights of peasants, rural workers and landless people. There
Published : 04 January 2018
USA: Charges against Homeless Feeder Dropped
ATLANTA—On Thursday, 14 December 2017, the City of Atlanta dropped charges against activist Adele MacLean with Atlanta Food not Bombs related to her feeding homeless people in Downtown’s Hurt Park near Georgia State University. MacLean, who goes
Published : 23 December 2017
South Africa: Constitution-based Land Restitution?
ANC`s land expropriation decision an admission of its own failures The ANC’s decision at its national conference to go ahead with the expropriation of land without compensation is an admission of its own failure to pursue
Published : 20 December 2017
Brazil: Solidarity against Landless Camp Evictions
An aggressive attack is being waged against Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (MST), the Landless Workers Movement, in the northern State of Pará, Brazil. Large-scale landowners along with local judicial authorities, mainstream media and the
Published : 14 December 2017
China: Beijing House Demolitions Spark Rare Street Protests
Aggressive Chinese eviction methods fuel anger among residents forced from rented homes Fear and cold stalk the streets of Feijia, a north-eastern suburb of Beijing that is to be largely demolished on Friday, leaving hundreds of
Published : 12 December 2017
Learning Journey on Agroecology in Lebanon
HIC-HLRN was invited to participate to the Learning Journey on Local Solidarity Partnerships for Agroecology in Lebanon from 22 to 25 November 2017, organized by Urgenci, the international network for community supported agriculture with the
Published : 28 November 2017
Canada: New 10-year $40B Housing Strategy
Liberals detail $40B for 10-year national housing strategy, introduce Canada Housing Benefit. New strategy aims to build 100,000 new units, repair 300,000 and cut homelessness by 50%. The federal government has announced the details of its
Published : 22 November 2017
South Africa: Three Murders in Sisonke Village
Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement Three people were murdered in Sisonke Village, in Lamontville, on Sunday, including our chairperson in the area Sibonela Mpeku. Our members gave Sisonke Village its new name on 13 July 2014 and our
Published : 21 November 2017
Myanmar: At Least 800K Rohingya Flee
The following article series follows the Rohingya flight as it has grown since August 2017. According to UN OCHA, As of 4 October 2017, Bangladesh hosts more than 800,000 Rohingya refugees, and this number continues
Published : 17 November 2017
