Gaza: World Bank Sets War Losses @ $570 mil
US$570 million physical and economical losses in Gaza, says World Bank RAMALLAH—The eleven days of hostilities in May 2021 in Gaza resulted in the loss of over 260 people, including 66 children and 41 women, and
Published : 07 July 2021
Human Rights and Land Event: Friday, 9 June
Draft general comment on Land and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Friday 9 July 2021, 13:30 – 16:30 CEST live on Zoom from Villa Moynier, Geneva The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is now developing a
Published : 05 July 2021
Nordic Fund Bans 16 Firms over Illegal Colonies
Nordic fund KLP excludes 16 companies over links to Israeli settlements in West Bank OSLO—Norway`s largest pension fund KLP said on Monday it would no longer invest in 16 companies including Alstom ALSO.PA and Motorola MSI.N because of their links
Published : 05 July 2021
The Nakba and the Polish Law
In 1948, more than 700,000 Palestinians were ethnically cleansed by the newly born Jewish `State`. This catastrophic racially driven crime is called the Nakba. "Israel" seems upset by a new Polish law that sets a 30-year
Published : 30 June 2021
Lebanon’s Sectarian Oligarchic Economy
How a Sectarian Oligarchy Destroyed Lebanon’s Economy Lebanon is coping with an unprecedented banking crisis that has plunged more than half of the population into poverty. Those responsible are sectarian political elites who have plundered the economy
Published : 30 June 2021
Texas Criminalizes Homelessness
Texas Passes Statewide Camping Ban Amid a housing affordability crisis, cities across the U.S. have been struggling with their unsheltered populations. Two years ago, Austin, Texas, decriminalized activities related to homelessness. But this year, citizens voted
Published : 28 June 2021
USA: Florida Keys Sinking
Florida Keys’ Fate: “The Water Is Coming and We Can’t Stop It” As seas rise and storms intensify, residents face a stark reality. Long famed for its spectacular fishing, sprawling coral reefs and literary residents such as
Published : 25 June 2021
Brazil: Indigenous Protest New Land Law
Police tear gas indigenous protest for land rights in Brazil BRASILIA, Riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse a group of indigenous people protesting on Tuesday outside Brazil`s Congress against a bill lawmakers
Published : 24 June 2021
Special Rapporteurs on adequate housing @ 20
Today, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Balakrishnan Rajagopal, presents his report to the UN Human Rights Council: “20 years Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing – Tacking stock –
Published : 22 June 2021
