Demise of World Bank Accountability
A forthcoming article in the American University International Law Review(AUILR) addressed “The Demise of Accountability at the World Bank?” The article by Natalie Bugalski, of Inclusive Development, examines recent trends in the accountability system at
Published : 22 June 2016
Israel: Water as a Tool to Dominate Palestinians
Israel deliberately denies Palestinians control over their water sources and sets the ground for water domination. Occupied West Bank—As temperatures rise and summer months approach, yet again this year, thousands of Palestinians in the occupied West
Published : 20 June 2016
Tibet: Farm Women Protest Loss of Their Land
Holding the Chinese national flag and carrying photos of Chinese national leaders, Tibetan farm women marched this week outside Tibet’s regional capital Lhasa to protest the confiscation by authorities of their farmland, sources in the
Published : 17 June 2016
Standing up to TNC Land Grab in Sierra Leone
HLRN has joined over 40 civil society organizations to express deep concern over the impact of a monoculture agricultural project that involves the dispossession of the people living in Malen Chiefdom, Pujehun District in Sierra
Published : 16 June 2016
USA: Pennsylvania Town Defeats Nestlé`s
Pennsylvania’s Kunkletown defeats Nestlé`s attempt to privatize its water Eric Andreaus, a hydrogeologist and spokesperson for Nestlé Waters North America, stood up during a monthly Eldred Township meeting in Kunkletown, Pennsylvania, on 8 June 2016,
Published : 16 June 2016
Nigeria: Protests in Anambra Alleged land confiscation
Awka—THE people from Nawfia in Njikoka local government area of Anambra State have appealed to the state governor, Chief Willie Obiano to intervene on behalf of the community over alleged confiscation of their communal land
Published : 15 June 2016
Brazil: Fundão Dam Devastation
MARIANA, Brazil—On November 5, 2015, the Fundao dam burst in the inland municipality of Mariana in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The Brazilian mining company Samarco, owned by two of the world`s biggest mining
Published : 14 June 2016
Choctaw v Climate Change: “The earth is speaking”
In the United States, members of the indigenous Choctaw nation fight to reclaim their relationship with the land in a world without seasons. Durant, Oklahoma—It`s nearly June. Every day, the Earth brings Darryl “Grey Eagle”
Published : 13 June 2016
Zimbabwe Diamond-displaced Villagers Seek Help
Zimbabwe Villagers Displaced by Diamond Mining Seek Government Help. More than 1,000 families were moved from their village in 2009. MUTARE, Zimbabwe—Villagers relocated to a sprawling government-owned farm complex in eastern Zimbabwe to make way for
Published : 13 June 2016
