HIC Takes on COP21
HIC is participating in the current Conference of Parties, also known as COP21, which is gathering the 195 countries that have joined and ratified the UN Framework Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC) following the Rio Earth
Published : 05 December 2015
Right to the City in Africa
JOHANNESBURG—“This is what I have dreamed of for a long time,” said TJ Ngongoma of Abahlali baseMjondolo. TJ was referring to a pan-African people’s movement of struggling inhabitants and activists on the continent to transform
Published : 30 November 2015
Nigeria: UNSR Urges Halt to Eviction Trend
GENEVA—The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Leilani Farha, today urged the Nigerian Government to put an immediate end to the ongoing trend of evictions in the country. The human
Published : 23 November 2015
Philippines: Haiyan 2 Yrs. on, Still Waiting
Nearly 2 Years After Typhoon Haiyan, Many Still Waiting for Rehousing in Safer Areas. Experts are calling for a closer monitoring system of how aid funds are being spent. TACLOBAN, Philippines—Arsenjo Francisco has lived near the
Published : 08 November 2015
Pakistan: CSOs Defend Built Heritage from Metro
LAHORE—Civil society activists, individuals and groups on Monday protested against the current route of the Lahore Orange Line Metro Train Project which, according to them, directly flouts Section 22 of the Antiquities Act 1975 and
Published : 03 November 2015
Democratic Land Control and Human Rights
In this article, we argue that democratic land control is inseparable from human rights. It is important to understand demands for democratic land control in the context of broadly distinct political conditions that in turn
Published : 02 November 2015
Yemen: U.N. Warns of Dire Food Situation in Taiz
The U.N. World Food Programme on Friday appealed for safe access to the Yemeni city of Taiz, saying that fighting between warring factions had blocked food supplies and left thousands of people in extreme hunger. The
Published : 30 October 2015
The World`s Most-segregated Cities
“Reclaim your community,” declared the posters. “Hipsters beware.” Pinned around London’s East End last month, they announced Fuck Parade, an anti-gentrification demonstration that culminated in an attack on a café selling bowls of cereal. Long
Published : 28 October 2015
UN Expert: “Abolish Investor-State Dispute Arbitrations”
NEW YORK—“Trade must be made to work for human rights and development and not against them,” the United Nations Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, Alfred de Zayas, has
Published : 26 October 2015
