Mayors Sign Francis’ Climate Declaration
Mayors and governors from major world cities are convening at the Vatican today and tomorrow in a first-of-its-kind meeting to urge global action on climate change. The summit is part of Pope Francis’ ongoing campaign
Published : 21 July 2015
Greece through Homeless Eyes
As Matina Pashali closed the door to her home behind her, she tried not to cry. She was in her early 50s – and homeless. Carrying a suitcase that held all of her belongings, she began
Published : 17 July 2015
Britain`s First “Energy Positive” House Opens in Wales
Britain’s first low cost ‘energy positive’ house, which can generate more electricity than its occupants will use, opens on Thursday despite George Osborne axing plans to make housebuilders meet tough low carbon housing targets from
Published : 16 July 2015
Arizona: Don’t Mine Sacred Land
In what many believe is a first in U.S. history, Congress has decided to give away a sacred Native American site to a massive foreign mining company.1 We’re joining a last ditch effort to save
Published : 09 July 2015
Land Rights and the Papal Visit
Pope to activists: Defend the Earth, Demand Economic Reform Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service 9 July 2015 SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia—Meeting with an international gathering of grassroots activists, Pope Francis not only encouraged, but tried to add fuel to their
Published : 09 July 2015
Myanmar: A New Publication about Land Confiscation
Villagers in Karen areas of southeast Myanmar continue to face widespread land confiscation at the hands of a multiplicity of actors. Much of this can be attributed to the rapid expansion of domestic and international
Published : 30 June 2015
World Bank Group’s Compliance & Land
Private sector investment affecting land in developing countries often leads to disputes between companies and local communities over land rights and land use. Since 1999, the private-sector arms of the World Bank Group (WBG)—the International
Published : 30 June 2015
Turkey before the UPR
The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Sweden, Grenada, Turkey and Kuwait. At the beginning of the meeting, the President of the Council, Joachim Ruecker, said that 26
Published : 26 June 2015
Europe Movements Unite against Austerity
Athens—The history of privatization dates from ancient Greece, when governments contracted most public functions to the private sector. However, the present consequences of privatizing public assets and transferring private debt to public liability form a
Published : 25 June 2015
