The question of housing, land and property (HLP) restitution has received increased attention over the past several years throughout Myanmar as the country continues to consolidate recent democratic gains and political reforms. This paper has
Published : 29 March 2017Report reveals links between five French banks and insurance companies and the Israeli settlements PARIS—Several organisations (Association France Palestine Solidarité, CCFD - Terre Solidaire, Fair Finance France, FIDH, LDH, Solidaires, CGT and Al-Haq) are publishing a
Published : 27 March 2017UN mission will investigate allegations of killings, rape and torture by security forces against Rohingya in Myanmar. The investigators must provide a full report by next year. The leading United Nations rights body has agreed to
Published : 24 March 2017Lebanese parliament spokesman Nabih Berri said that Israel`s proposed law on the energy-rich disputed waters could trigger a war. The speaker of the Lebanese parliament Nabih Berri claims that the maritime zone law that Israel is
Published : 23 March 2017The number of people considered landless number in the hundreds of millions across all regions. In India, for example, as many as 307 million rural people are considered landless. In Bangladesh, almost 4.5 million
Published : 23 March 2017BEIRUT/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A senior U.N. official resigned on Friday over the withdrawal of a report accusing Israel of imposing an "apartheid regime" on Palestinians, saying "powerful member states" pressured the world body and
Published : 18 March 2017The Trump Administration draft budget calls for a $6 billion in resources to Housing and Urban Development. Such cuts are seen as part of long-term plan to de-fund public housing-benefits programs. BOSTON—When President Donald Trump appointed
Published : 16 March 2017For healthy and quality food, decent work, and a just and sustainable agricultural policy in a Europe of the People and of Solidarity. We call on ECVC’s member organizations, allied groups, grassroots networks, and the whole
Published : 14 March 2017The need for a UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and other People Working in Rural Areas is all the more urgent and evident in the 21st century. Despite years of campaigning for a
Published : 09 March 2017