Brazil: Indigenous Amazon Protectors v. Loggers
Inside Brazil`s Indigenous Reserve 124, Chief Geraldo Apurina walks along a muddy footpath, past towering trees as yet untouched by Amazon loggers. Much of the land around the reserve has been cleared of trees. Grazing
Published : 09 July 2017
UNESCO: Hebron Palestine World Heritage
The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Krakow, has inscribed Hebron / Al Khalil Old town (Palestine) on 7 July 2017. The Committee simultaneously added the site of Hebron/al-Khalil to the List of World Heritage in
Published : 07 July 2017
CSOs Denounce Brazil Urban Policy Regression
Since the 1980s, Brazil has been developing its legal frameworks and structuring policies progressively to reflect the international agreements that protect human rights and address the inequalities of cities, which exclude millions of people from
Published : 27 June 2017
USA: Court Frees World Bank from Liability
WASHINGTON and MUNDRA, GUJARAT—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has held that the International Finance Corporation (IFC) is entitled to “absolute immunity” from lawsuits brought by communities harmed by IFC
Published : 27 June 2017
Rural Exodus Undermines Food Security
BUENOS AIRES—In Latin America and the Caribbean, which account for 12 per cent of the planet’s arable land, and one-third of its fresh water reserves, a number of factors contribute to soil degradation and to
Published : 22 June 2017
USA: Rep. Bill to Make Disabled Homeless
These are all the people the Senate health care bill will hurt The actual policies contained in the Better Care Reconciliation Act, the Senate Republican plan introduced on Thursday to repeal and replace Obamacare, would help
Published : 22 June 2017
Congo: More than 3,000 Killed in Kasai Region
Congolese security forces and a militia fighting them have killed at least 3,383 people in the central Kasai region since October, the Catholic church said on Tuesday, in the most detailed report to date on
Published : 20 June 2017
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Published : 19 June 2017
Myanmar’ Karen Protest Harmful Thai Coal Mine
Karen communities in Myanmar to Thai Rights Commission: Stop harmful coal mine Representatives of indigenous Karen communities in Myanmar this week filed a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand alleging human rights
Published : 19 June 2017
