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
Supreme Court Upholds Key Tool for Fighting Housing Bias
The Supreme Court handed a major victory to the Obama administration and civil rights groups on Thursday when it upheld a key tool used for more than four decades to fight housing discrimination. The justices ruled 5-4
Published : 25 June 2015
FIFA and Human Rights
Middle FIFA has become an institution that is not only a byword for corruption, but one that, through acts of omission and commission, has tolerated human rights violations around the world. The past few weeks
Published : 23 June 2015
ESCR Committee Highlights Women’s Land Rights
The Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights welcomes the strong Observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights addressing land rights, and in particular women’s land rights, in Uganda. The Concluding Observations
Published : 23 June 2015
Pope Addresses Climate Ethics
VATICAN CITY—He warns of “synthetic agrotoxins” harming birds and insects and “bioaccumulation” from industrial waste. He calls for renewable fuel subsidies and “maximum energy efficiency.” And although he offers prayers at the beginning and end
Published : 18 June 2015
Pope Addresses Climate Ethics
VATICAN CITY—He warns of “synthetic agrotoxins” harming birds and insects and “bioaccumulation” from industrial waste. He calls for renewable fuel subsidies and “maximum energy efficiency.” And although he offers prayers at the beginning and end
Published : 18 June 2015
