Turkey: More Destruction of Sur, Diyarbakır
HLRN has received updated reports from local sources about the ongoing demolitions and forced evictions in the remaining neighborhoods of Sur District, Diyarbakır, in southeastern Turkey. The focus now is on the present situation in Alibey
Published : 25 August 2017
Italy: Rome Police Evict, Beat Refugees
ROME—Police used violence and water cannons to evict a group of squatters, predominantly refugees, in Rome on August 24, 2017, Human Rights Watch said today. The Italian authorities should conduct a serious and transparent investigation
Published : 25 August 2017
USA: Seniors Suffer with Reverse Mortgages
More seniors are taking loans against their homes—and it’s costing them As she was getting on in years and her resources dwindled, Virginia Rayford took out a special kind of mortgage in 2008 that she hoped
Published : 25 August 2017
Indonesia: Criticism of Wiwitan Confiscation
The Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI) have criticized a plan by the Kuningan District Court to confiscate customary land belonging to the traditional Adat Karuhan Urang (AKUR) Sunda Wiwitan faith in Cigugur district, West Java,
Published : 24 August 2017
UN Reports on Rakhine Living Conditions
After one year of consultations held across Rakhine State (Myanmar) and in other parts of the country and the region, the UN’s Advisory Commission on Rakhine State submitted its final report to national authorities on
Published : 23 August 2017
HLRN Input to UN Treaty Body Review
AMMAN—The Regional Consultation for the Middle East and North Africa Region on the 2020 review of the United Nations Treaty Body System has concluded in Amman, Jordan, after convening for two days, on 21–22 August.
Published : 22 August 2017
Trump War to Extract Afghanistan Minerals
Trump Strategy to Exploit Afghan Deposits Rests on Faulty Foundation President Donald J. Trump has reportedly been at odds with his military chiefs over the way forward in Afghanistan because he is reluctant to waste more
Published : 09 August 2017
Nicaragua: Future Canal Threatens Mass Eviction
Nicaragua: Country’s future for sale as canal threatens thousands with forced eviction The Nicaraguan government must stop placing business before the future of the country and its people, Amnesty International said in a new report
Published : 03 August 2017
Global Peasant Movement Convene at Bilbao
Global Peasant Movement Assesses and Responds to a Heated Political Moment Four years ago, La Vía Campesina brought its peasant activists from around the world to Jakarta for its VI International Conference. The gathering was held
Published : 28 July 2017
