Peasants Pay the Price for Cheap Vegetable Oil
Palm oil is ubiquitous in our food systems. Look at the ingredients on any packaged food, and chances are you will find it there. Food companies love it, because it`s cheap and abundant, so they
Published : 22 September 2014
Report: "Under-mining" Agriculture
The world`s food production and millions of small farmers and communities are under increasing threat from the rapid expansion of mining, says a new report released today. Under-Mining Agriculture: How the Extractive Industries Threaten our Food
Published : 18 September 2014
India: Indigenous Communities Face Evictions
Bangalore/New Delhi, India (September 05, 2014): According to Amnesty International India [t]housands of people from marginalised communities living near a state-owned coal mine in Chhattisgarh are at risk of being forcibly evicted. “On 28 August 2014,
Published : 05 September 2014
UN Body Condemns US for Criminalizing Homelessness
WASHINGTON DC—The U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Geneva today stated it is "concerned at the high number of homeless persons, who are disproportionately from racial and ethnic minorities ... and at the criminalization
Published : 02 September 2014
Sports Mega-Events and the Urban Environment
This post focuses on the major influence that sports mega-events have in the urban environment nowadays. The thesis mentioned here makes an analysis of these sports mega-events (in this case the Olympics in Rio in
Published : 23 August 2014
Nigeria: Forced Eviction Victims Inadequately Compensated
The World Bank endorsed the Lagos state government’s inadequate compensation package for thousands of people forcibly evicted from an informal settlement, Amnesty International said in a report published today. The report, At the mercy of
Published : 19 August 2014
Land Grab and the False Promise of Food Security
One can only speculate why the secretive government of Ethiopia is giving away the country’s fertile land to foreign agribusinesses. But we know the official explanation; that is, such ‘long-sought’ agricultural investments enhance the country’s
Published : 19 August 2014
Rights Defender Odindo Opiata Dies in Nairobi
We are gravely saddened by the passing of Odindo Opiata, executive director of one of the most exemplary human rights NGOs in Kenya: Hakijamii, Economic & Social Rights Centre. He was a brilliant lawyer, widely
Published : 17 August 2014
Myanmar: Farmers Protest against Land-Grabs
About 1,000 farmers in Kantbalu Township, Shwebo District of Sagaing Region on August 13 staged a protest to ask for the return of confiscated lands and fair trials. The protestors called for the immediate release of
Published : 14 August 2014
