Innovations in Land Administration
From 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 2020
Western Sahara: Laureates Appeal to UNSG
Open 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 2020
Jerusalem Court Orders Palestinians Forfeit Homes
Court 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 2020
Palestine: Holy Sites Crumble under Israeli Rule
Israeli 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 2020
Zim: Divorce Law Spurs Women`s Rights Struggle
Zimbabwe 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
Greece: Moria Camp Blaze, 13K Homeless
Moria migrants: Fire destroys Greek camp leaving 13,000 without shelter The BBC`s Jean Mackenzie spent time speaking to people at the camp just six months ago and reflects on her experiences there Fires have destroyed Greece`s largest
Published : 10 September 2020
Guatemala: Denouncing Land Defender Murders
So far in 2020, four farmer leaders have been murdered, and another one is missing. The organization also denounced the extrajudicial eviction of indigenous communities. Guatemala`s government withdrew several institutions that enforced and veiled over land
Published : 09 September 2020
Brazil: Largo de São Francisco Eviction amid COVID
Families that Took Shelter from Pandemic in Central Rio Occupation Evicted The pile of furniture on the sidewalk started to form around 8:30am, when the Military Police arrived to carry out a repossession of a second
Published : 09 September 2020
US War on Terror Displaced 37 million+
A new report calculates the number of people who fled because of wars fought by the United States since At least 37 million people have been displaced as a direct result of the wars fought
Published : 08 September 2020
