Aboriginals Reclaim World’s Oldest Rainforest
The world’s oldest rainforest will join landmarks like Uluru and Kakadu, where First Nations are custodians of world heritage sites The world heritage-listed national park is being handed back to the Eastern Kuku Yalanji people, who
Published : 28 September 2021
EU Court Backs Citizens on Trade under Occupation
Citizens are calling on the European Commission to obey international law and end trade with illegal settlements in territories under occupation - including Palestine and Western Sahara. No one should profit from occupation. The European Court of
Published : 24 September 2021
Salish and Kootenai Restore Land, Water Rights
A Montana Tribe Finalizes a Historic $1.9 Billion Settlement It’s the largest sum ever awarded in an Indigenous water rights case. After decades of negotiations, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) have finalized a $1.9 billion water
Published : 24 September 2021
India must Halt Mass Eviction during COVID-19
The Indian state has been a cauldron of ethnic tensions for decades and the latest round of forced expulsions of hundreds of Muslims is only making the matters worse. ASSAM -- On September 24, dawn broke
Published : 24 September 2021
UN Food Summit Will Only Feed Corporations
Transnational agribusiness firms have captured the UN Food Systems Summit and have restricted the meeting`s agenda to solutions that will further inflate their profits instead of solving the global hunger crisis, says Sofia Monsalve, secretary general
Published : 22 September 2021
New Study: Forced Eviction in Baidoa, Somalia
This study titled ‘I want my land. You have to go’ comprehensively explores why forced evictions in Baidoa continue to thrive; and then takes a deep-dive into the factors that are fuelling, promoting, and sustaining
Published : 16 September 2021
Afghans Protest Taliban Evictions
Hundreds March in Kandahar to Protest against Taliban Evictions Residents of Zara Ferqa, a suburb made up of government housing and ramshackle huts, said they had been ordered to leave by the Taliban, but had nowhere
Published : 15 September 2021
227 Land Defenders Murdered in a Year
227 land and environmental activists murdered in a single year, the worst figure on record As the climate crisis intensifies, violence against defenders of the earth is escalating. A report released today reveals that 227 land and environmental activists
Published : 13 September 2021
India: Forced Eviction in 2020
Housing and Land Rights Network- India is pleased to announce the launch of a new report – Forced Evictions in India in 2020: A Grave Human Rights Crisis During the Pandemic. The report reveals
Published : 12 September 2021
