USA: Omaha Tribal Land, Sovereignty Affirmed
In the two century “paper history” (1815–2014) imposed by the U.S. Government through Treaty, legislative law, case law and administrative codes upon the sovereign Omaha Nation—an Indigenous people of the Americas—the Omaha have endured the
Published : 26 December 2014
Israel Approves 380 New East Jerusalem Settler Homes
Israeli authorities gave final approval on Wednesday to the construction of 380 new settler homes in two areas of annexed east Jerusalem, a local official said. "The municipal commission has given construction permits for 307 homes
Published : 25 December 2014
Libya: ≥120K Displaced in Fighting
GENEVA / TRIPOLI—Fighting in recent months between armed groups in western and eastern Libya, as well as in the south, has resulted in hundreds of civilian deaths, mass displacement and acute humanitarian conditions for those
Published : 23 December 2014
Commercialization of Farming by Expropriating Lands
Access to clean water and electricity are accepted as the sine qua non of modernity. Yet a sizable portion of the people of Ethiopia has no immediate access to both. Lack of clean water and
Published : 21 December 2014
UNGA: Israel to Pay Lebanon for Jiyyah Attack
The UN General Assembly has passed a resolution asking Israel to pay Lebanon more than $850m in damages for an oil spill caused by an Israeli air force attack in its war against Hezbollah in
Published : 20 December 2014
Lebanon MP: “Israel Stealing Lebanon`s Oil for 7 Years”
BEIRUT—Israel has been dipping into Lebanon’s offshore oil and gas reserves for years, Hezbollah MP Nawwaf Musawi warned Sunday, days after Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri made a similar statement. “The Israeli enemy had started drilling for
Published : 14 December 2014
Australia Mine Destroys Ecosystem
MAULES CREEK, Australia—On a balmy Sunday in late November, the renowned Rugby Union Wallabies player David Pocock chained himself to mining equipment where he spent the next 10 hours with a handful of others to
Published : 13 December 2014
New OHCHR Report: Human Rights & Land
Access, use and control over land impacts a wide range of human rights issues including poverty reduction, access to an adequate standard of living, development projects and humanitarian interventions and conflict prevention. A new report
Published : 13 December 2014
US: Privatization of Apache Tribe Land
Former San Carlos Apache Tribal Chairman Wendsler Nosie said he felt sick when he heard what legislators did last week. Members of Congress — including Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. — inserted into the National Defense Authorization
Published : 11 December 2014
