Parliamentarians Call for Russian Assets to Rebuild Ukraine Housing
Frozen Russian state assets should be transferred to a new fund to reconstruct Ukraine, says PACE committee The Council of Europe should lead a process for “the seizure of Russian state assets and their use in
Published : 30 January 2024
Palestine/Israel: Colonial-settler Ethnic-cleansing & Population-transfer Fest
Huge Israeli Conference in Jerusalem Plots Squatter-Settlements in Gaza once it is Ethnically Cleansed Ann Arbor—The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that on Sunday evening 12 Israeli cabinet members and 15 members of Parliament (the Knesset) attended a
Published : 30 January 2024
Gaza’s Food Crisis: ‘Almost everyone is now hungry’
Famine has become a central humanitarian concern in the enclave. Mothers in Gaza are struggling to find clean water and baby formula for their newborns. Families are selling their possessions to buy sacks of flour. Some
Published : 29 January 2024
Hong Kong Court Liquidates China Evergrande
Evergrande liquidation order rattles China’s economy Michael Smith, Reuters Tokyo—China Evergrande Group, the property developer at the centre of China’s real estate crisis, will be broken up and liquidated under a Hong Kong court order, in a move [that]
Published : 29 January 2024
‘Domicide’ Should Be a Crime against Humanity
Domicide: The Mass Destruction of Homes Should Be a Crime Against Humanity Dr. Rajagopal is the U.N. special rapporteur on the right to adequate housing. Ms. Baker’s home was destroyed in the war in Gaza. The widespread
Published : 29 January 2024
Uganda: Bugoma Forest Destruction Worsening Climate Change
Bugoma forest destruction worsening climate change Bugoma Central Forest Reserve is regarded as key in absorbing fossil gases that will be produced by oil extraction and production activities. The ongoing destruction of the green belt spanning two
Published : 28 January 2024
Sudan’s Displaced Reach 10 Million
Dire Plight of More Than 10 Million Now Displaced by Conflicts in Sudan Must Not be Ignored Geneva/Port Sudan—A staggering 10.7 million people are now displaced by conflicts in Sudan, nine million inside the country according
Published : 26 January 2024
Forced Displacement Sets New Record at New Year
Forced displacement at record levels as a cause and consequence of increased need More people are displaced now than since the beginning of the century. By September 2023, over 114 million people were estimated to have
Published : 23 January 2024
HIC-HLRN Joins Over 1,500 Global Organizations Commending South Africa’s ICJ Application
We, the undersigned organizations, commend South Africa on its Application to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) invoking the Genocide Convention against Israel. We now urge other countries to reinforce this strongly worded and well-argued complaint by
Published : 20 January 2024
