Urgent Action: Reparation for 500 Foribly Evicted in Cameroon
Cameroon: Hundreds of families evicted, homeless in Douala Dear Members and Friends: The New Year began had a harsh beginning for 500 people forcibly evicted from the Vallée Berrengue quartier in Douala, Cameroon. We are
Published : 29 January 2023
Ethiopia: Detention for Documenting Forced Evictions
Ethiopia: Human rights defenders held for documenting forced evictions must be released immediately The Ethiopian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release four human rights defenders who were detained solely for their work documenting forced evictions in
Published : 10 January 2023
Germany: Protesting Village Razed for Coal Mine
Climate activists dig in to defend German village from coal mine “(We) will fight for every tree, for every house, for every meter in this village,” said Luka Scott, a spokesperson for the alliance of groups
Published : 09 January 2023
A New Issue of LandTimes
This current Issue 27 of Land Times /أحوال الأرضupdates readers with the latest terms and developments related to the housing and land rights and HIC-HLRN’s latest activities in the context of multiple crises from a
Published : 01 January 2023
Gambia: Call to Protect Monkey Park
Gambian Environmentalist Modou Sowe Urged Youth to Protect Monkey Park for The Future The protection of Monkey Park has raised concerns among Gambian environmentalists. This is because of the role of the park as a major
Published : 22 December 2022
Canada Seizes Russian Assets to Rebuild Ukraine
Press Release: Senator Ratna Omidvar applauds the Canadian Government for seizing the assets of a sanctioned Russian Oligarch and using these assets to help Ukrainian war victims OTTAWA—Senator Omidvar is very pleased to see that the
Published : 19 December 2022
Kashmir: Indian Land Law Dispossesses Locals
Concern Over New Rule On Land Lease In Jammu And Kashmir Opposition parties have strongly reacted to the administration`s decision to bring the new law into effect. They say the move is aimed at giving the
Published : 16 December 2022
Tanzania: Displaced Maasai Facing Evictions
Broken Promises: Relocation Sites for Maasai Facing Evictions Remain Critically Flawed with Risk of Conflict Escalating Field research in Msomera—the site picked by the Tanzanian government to relocate Indigenous residents who face evictions from the Ngorongoro Conservation
Published : 01 December 2022
Nigeria`s Slum Lords Evict the Poorest
Nigeria`s slum lords evict the poorest as rents soar What’s the context? Rent inflation is causing pain in a nation where most people spend over half their income on housing, especially in Abuja: Rents skyrocket in Abuja due
Published : 28 November 2022
