Nigerian King Sues Shell in London
Nigerian tribal king Emere Godwin Bebe Okpabi has flown to London for a High Court hearing in which lawyers for more than 40,000 Nigerians are demanding action from Shell to clean up oil spills King
Published : 22 November 2016
Vancouver Mayor’s “Intense” Housing Crisis
Vancouver mayor on housing crisis: “I never dreamed it would get this intense.” Gregor Robertson’s platform in 2008 vowed affordable housing and an end to homelessness. Eight years and three terms later, the city’s housing market
Published : 21 November 2016
Public Payment for Royal Renovations Opposed
Britain is experiencing a national crisis in housing and the National Health Service, while austerity is forcing cuts in many social services. Yesterday, the press announced a decision by the British prime minister and chancellor
Published : 19 November 2016
Nigeria: UNSR Addresses “Brutal” Eviction of 30K
GENEVA—A United Nations human rights expert has asked the Government of Nigeria for an urgent explanation of the forced eviction of 30,000 people in Lagos State in the last week. Four people are
Published : 17 November 2016
Under Trump, Sanctuary Cities at Risk—but Steadfast
“We have to see what happens, but we’re not going to change our DNA because of politics,” —San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee. “Undocumented and unafraid!” These were the defiant chants of protesters outside of San Francisco`s
Published : 11 November 2016
USA: Oakland`s “Mega-evictor”
The landlord who filed over 3,000 eviction notices. Pro-tenant group says a landlord who has a seat on Oakland’s housing cabinet is also the top evictor in the city, where a housing crunch has reached
Published : 11 November 2016
Sierra Leone: Land Grabbing Intensifying in Forest Reserve
Land grabbing around the Western Area Peninsular Forest Reserve is presently intensifying primarily for housing purposes. The Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Food Security is directly responsible for the protection of forests in the country
Published : 10 November 2016
Namibia: Land Grabbing Continues at Katima
THE grabbing of council land at Katima Mulilo has increased due to the influx of people from rural areas to the town in search of employment opportunities, town mayor Regina Mwiya-Simataa said in a press
Published : 09 November 2016
Law on Public-Private Partnership Allows Land-Grabbing
Due to pressure from the World Bank and some other foreigners, President Ghani endorsed the Law on Public-Private Partnership through a legislative decree about three weeks ago, but the law, according to jurists, doesn’t accord
Published : 09 November 2016
