Turkey: Ecology Collective Condemns Security Bill
The Ecology Collective in Turkey has reacted to the controversial draft “Domestic Security” Package law currently under debate in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The Collective is united in opposition to the proposed legislation
Published : 15 February 2015
Sahrawi CSOs Condemn Swiss Forum in Occupied Territory
Today, Western Sahara civil society organizations issued a statement criticizing the Swiss organization “Crans-Montana” for planning its annual forum this year (12–14 March 2015) in the occupied territory of Western Sahara. The organizations noted that
Published : 09 February 2015
Polish Farmers Protest GMOs
Thousands of small farmers in Poland are blockading motorways and holding demonstrations to demand land rights, a ban on GMOs and an end to oppressive health and safety regulations, and they are refusing to call
Published : 09 February 2015
AU Condemns Forum in Occupied Western Sahara
The African Union has issued a strong Declaration condemning the plans of the Swiss organization Crans Montana to hold its Forum in Dakhla, occupied Western Sahara, as “a grave violation of the International Law." Read
Published : 01 February 2015
Armenia-Azerbaijan Land Dispute Escalates
AGDAM, Azerbaijan—Overshadowed by the fighting in Ukraine, another armed conflict in the former Soviet Union—between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh—has escalated with deadly ferocity in recent months, killing dozens of soldiers on
Published : 31 January 2015
UN Experts Hail Dutch Shelter for Migrants
The decision by the Government of the Netherlands to provide funding to help municipalities that offer emergency shelters for homeless migrants is a welcome change of position, three human rights experts* said on Wednesday. The
Published : 28 January 2015
UN SR: "Cabo Verde Must Prioritise Housing for Poor"
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing and non-discrimination Leilani Farha on Monday called on the Government of Cabo Verde to prioritise measures to ensure the poorest members of society can have
Published : 27 January 2015
Detroit to Dublin, Fighting for the Right to Water
DUBLIN—It’s lunchtime at a quiet bar and restaurant by Dublin’s River Liffey, and a man in his thirties walks in holding a copy of his résumé. He wants to leave it for management to look
Published : 23 January 2015
Turkey: Confronting Mine’s Destruction of Black Sea Region
Local villagers in the Black Sea Region of Turkey are locked in a long and bitter battle against a foreign extraction industry that is destroying both the environment and peoples’ livelihoods. The English mining company
Published : 21 January 2015
