Syrdario Region, Uzbekistan – Some dams last a thousand years. But Sardoba collapsed on May 1 after just three years, its mighty waters washing away villages of more than 35,000 hectares (86,486 acres) of land
Published : 23 September 2020In 2019 and 2020, the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) introduced new policies to promote the systematic, centralized, and large-scale training and transfer of “rural surplus laborers” to other parts of the TAR, as well as
Published : 23 September 2020Evicted Lowveld villagers endure two months of hell By the roadside in the scorching Lowveld heat, a group of women and children sit under a tree, their few belongings scattered all over the place. Two women have
Published : 22 September 2020Global Response to Israeli Apartheid: A Call to the UNGA Apartheid is a crime against humanity, giving rise to individual criminal responsibility and State responsibility to bring the illegal situation to an end. In May
Published : 22 September 2020From Indonesia to Puerto Rico, communities are using open source tools to help contain the coronavirus by mapping handwashing stations and those at risk. The pandemic has underlined the importance of maps, that remain inaccurate and
Published : 18 September 2020Open Letter to the United Nations Secretary General In solidarity with Sahrawi human rights activist and 2019 Right Livelihood Laureate Aminatou Haidar, twenty-two Right Livelihood Laureates have sent an open letter today to the United Nations
Published : 18 September 2020Court Orders Dozens of Palestinians Out of Jerusalem Homes to Make Way for Settlers Judges base evacuation orders in two cases on claims to Jewish ownership of property from before 1948, which the law permits for
Published : 15 September 2020Israeli land grabs are preventing Palestinians from accessing Muslim shrines in the West Bank, with some falling into ruin or being deliberately destroyed. Israel’s takeover of the mountain ranges and hills throughout the occupied West Bank
Published : 11 September 2020Zimbabwe divorce law spurs women`s fight for property The law rejects the traditional thinking that only financial contributions count when splitting property, its supporters say BULAWAYO—When Smangele Tshuma got divorced after five years of marriage, her in-laws
Published : 11 September 2020