African migrants in South Africa are in fear for their lives—again Once again, there are signs of growing xenophobia in South Africa. Despite the lives lost in previous waves of violence, the country has still not
Published : 21 February 2017In the United States, the 2016 Democratic Party Platform featured stronger-than-ever language that seemed to embrace most of these substantive recommendations National Alliance of HUD Tenants (NAHT) proposed that year: increased funding for vouchers, public
Published : 20 February 2017Pennsylvania officials say they’ve confirmed the state’s first fracking-related earthquakes took place last year in Lawrence County, northwest of Pittsburgh. As a result, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is stepping up its requirements for
Published : 18 February 2017Deconstruction of Land Regularization in Brazil: Presidential Act No.759/2016 This open letter is meant to summon social movements and all those who believe in Urban and Rural Reform to demand Brazilian Federal Government to withdraw Provisional Presidential
Published : 17 February 2017Pope says indigenous people must have final say about their land Francis echoes growing body of international law and standards on the right to "prior and informed consent." In the 15th Century papal bulls promoted and
Published : 15 February 2017JAKARTA — Six weeks after the last of the Bukit Duri evictees moved into their new dwellings here in the Indonesian capital, the atmosphere was friendly but painful. Some tenants told jokes at the food
Published : 13 February 2017RIO DE JANIERO – José Paulo Simplicio de Souza was devastated when the government forced him out of his home near the commercial center of Rio to make way for a luxury waterfront property three
Published : 13 February 2017A massive blaze at an overcrowded slum in the Philippines capital of Manila, has left at least 15,000 people homeless. The fire swept through the shanty town after breaking out in the Parola Compound near
Published : 11 February 2017DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Forced evictions of local communities from their lands by foreign companies fuel around two-thirds of land ownership disputes across Africa, often sparking strikes or violence which can prove costly to
Published : 09 February 2017