China Cracks Down on Tibetan Protest against a Hydropower Project in Dege China’s cascade dam project on the Drichu, the upper Yangtze River, sparked discontent among the local population. On February 14, hundreds of Tibetans in Derge
Published : 13 March 2024Abahlali Basemjondolo welcomes investigation by the SAHRC into political killings Community rights group, Abahlali baseMjondolo Movement has welcomed the recent developments in the attempts to find justice for its members who have been killed and targeted
Published : 09 March 2024Israel doesn’t recognise 35 Palestinian Bedouin villages, giving them pretext to uproot communities from their land. Naqab Desert – Israel is building a town exclusively for Jewish Israelis. To do so, it is building over homes
Published : 28 February 2024Oil Spills Pile on Pressure for Iraq`s Farmers Amid the hills of Salaheddin province, puddles of the viscous black liquid pollute the otherwise fertile and green fields, rendering vast swathes of farmland barren. "The oil has damaged
Published : 27 February 2024ndonesian nickel project harms environment and human rights, report says A new report highlights land rights violations, deforestation and pollution associated with a massive nickel mining and processing project on the Indonesian island of Halmahera. Community members
Published : 26 February 2024His Excellency Mr. Dennis Francis, President of the General Assembly, New York Dear Mr. President, On 7 December 2023, I sent you a letter stating that the situation in Gaza was limiting UNRWA’s ability to implement its mandate,
Published : 24 February 2024The Arab Land Initiative is pleased to release its “Land Governance and Land Rights in Palestine: Analysis and Recommendations” report, a contribution towards the understanding of land policies, laws, regulations, and practices that shape the
Published : 21 February 2024On the occasion of World Habitat Day 2023, this report from HLRN’s Violation Database (VDB) Counting Costs, Loss & Damage: Quantifying Impacts of Habitat-related Human Rights Violations amid Environmental Hazards and Climate-change selects cases of
Published : 18 February 2024On the occasion of World Habitat Day 2023, this report from HLRN’s Violation Database (VDB) Counting Costs, Loss & Damage: Quantifying Impacts of Habitat-related Human Rights Violations amid Environmental Hazards and Climate-change selects cases of
Published : 18 February 2024