Britain: Austerity Kills Homeless Person Every 19 Hours
A homeless person dies every 19 hours in austerity Britain. Services are failing to protect homelessness people, say campaigners. Shocking new research has revealed that a homeless person is dying every 19 hours in austerity Britain,
Published : 14 August 2019
USA: New Rule to Make Residents Homeless
`We will become homeless`: U.S. residents fear housing rule change could force them out of homes. The rule change could make an entire household ineligible for social housing if a single member is undocumented, say
Published : 13 August 2019
IPCC Agrees with Indigenous Peoples
A statement on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Climate Change and Land from Indigenous Peoples and local communities* from 42 countries spanning 76% of the world’s tropical forests Finally, the world’s
Published : 12 August 2019
#StandTogetherNow
In 2015 world leaders signed historic agreements – the Paris Agreement, the Sustainable Development Goals and the broader 2030 Agenda to push for a more just and sustainable world by 2030. These inter-linked agendas promised
Published : 12 August 2019
Kashmir: Land Grab and Political Disempowerment
Land Grab, Political Disempowerment Are Twin Pillars of J&K Changes Pursued through repressive clampdown, cloaked in rhetoric of ‘development’. Buried deep within the new law that divided Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories, lie provisions that
Published : 11 August 2019
IPCC Report on Land Use: Seven Things to Know
Frances Seymour of World Resources Institute explains how the UN report confirms the importance of protecting forests in global strategies to fight climate change The IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change, Desertification, Land Degradation, Sustainable Land Management,
Published : 08 August 2019
PHROC Rebukes Donor States over UNRWA Cuts
Palestinian Refugees must not suffer the consequences of alleged misconduct. Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC) criticizes funding cuts to UNRWA over ethics evaluation. PHROC: Support UNRWA and Ensure Refugee Rights under International Law A ten-page
Published : 04 August 2019
EU Now Funds Israel’s Destruction of Palestine
The European Union is financing Israeli bodies that oversee home demolitions and other crimes against the Palestinian people. Two years ago, Benjamin Netanyahu was heard complaining that the European Union was “crazy” for attaching “political conditions” to its
Published : 02 August 2019
Women Speak out on Land Rights
Women articulating shared positions and advancing collective action on land and natural resources In recent years, coordinated by the Working Group on Women and ESCR, grassroots women leaders have been articulating shared positions and advancing collective
Published : 02 August 2019