USA: 1st Trump Act Violates Housing Rights
In First Act as President, Trump Raises Mortgage Rates on Struggling Homeowners After Donald Trump was sworn in as president, he delivered his inaugural address. Then he went to the White House, whereupon he stuck it
Published : 20 January 2017
fb Zuckerberg Sues to Take Native Hawaiian Land
Mark Zuckerberg is suing to force native Hawaiians off their ancestral land to build an island resort Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg ended 2016 by suing hundreds of people native to Hawaii, apparently so that he can
Published : 19 January 2017
World Bank’s Agriculture Initiative Criticized
Civil society has called on the World Bank to terminate its Enabling the Business of Agriculture initiative. In mid-January, 157 organisations and individuals sent a letter to World Bank president Jim Yong Kim calling for the
Published : 18 January 2017
Mexico: Expelled Christians Forced to Live in Wine Cellar
A year after seven Christian families were forced from their homes in a village in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, the 30 Christians are currently being housed in a wine cellar. Following their eviction on 26 January
Published : 17 January 2017
Egypt: The Court Blocks to Transfer the Islands to Saudi Arabia
CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Monday upheld a ruling that said the government cannot transfer control of two key Red Sea islands to its main financial backer, Saudi Arabia, deepening a rift between the two Middle Eastern
Published : 16 January 2017
USA: Trump Calls for More Drilling, Taps Protest
US President-elect Donald Trump taps a well of protest with his calls for more oil and gas drilling in the country`s national parks President-elect Donald Trump aims to open up federal lands to more energy development,
Published : 15 January 2017
USA: Will HUD Benefit Trump?
At the Senate hearings vetting US President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet appointees, Sen. Elizabeth Warren questioned proposed Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Dr. Ben Carson over whether he could guarantee that money distributed by HUD
Published : 12 January 2017
Sri Lanka: Clashes over Land in China Port Deal
Sri Lankan police used water cannons to try to break up violent clashes between government supporters and villagers marching against what they say is a plan to take over private land for an industrial zone
Published : 07 January 2017
Namibians Sue Germany for Colonial Land Grab, Genocide
The Ovaherero and Nama people of Namibia launch lawsuit against Germany for alleged land theft and killing of 100,000 people more than 100 years ago. Two indigenous groups in Namibia have filed a lawsuit against Germany,
Published : 06 January 2017
