Petition to Stop Land Grabbing in Sierra Leone
Stop the criminalisation of land rights defenders! Oakland, CA—One month after violent incidents in the SOCFIN plantations in Sierra Leone leading to brutal repression by security forces, the death of two people and 15 people arrested,
Published : 21 February 2019
USA: Providing Homes Cheaper than Homelessness
The most cost-effective way to help the homeless is to give them homes. Addressing housing directly is cheaper than relying on cops and emergency rooms. Even as the national economy continues its slow-but-steady pace of improvement,
Published : 20 February 2019
Mining Grabs Up Land in Central America
SAN SALVADOR, Feb 19 2019 (IPS) - Like an octopus, metals mining has been spreading its tentacles throughout Central America and dealing a blow to the region’s agriculture and natural ecosystems, according to affected villagers,
Published : 19 February 2019
Fighting Displaces 100K in Burkina Faso
UN: Fighting, Instability Have Displaced 100,000 in Burkina Faso GENEVA—More than 100,000 people have been displaced by factional fighting and lawlessness in Burkina Faso, most within the past two months, according to a U.N. report
Published : 19 February 2019
Post-capitalism: Life within Environmental Limits
Capitalism’s limitless growth on a finite planet means the economic system we take for granted could end soon. If so, transformative and sustainable change must come from grassroots action It may seem as though capitalism
Published : 19 February 2019
Ireland: Gas Terminal Project Goes to EU Court
Shannon Estuary gas terminal project referred to European Court of Justice by the Irish High Court as it triggers the EU Habitats Directive. The High Court has referred to Europe a number of questions relating to
Published : 15 February 2019
Japan to Recognize Indigenous Ainu People
Japan’s Cabinet considers legislation recognizing the indigenous Ainu people for first time. The government approved a bill Friday to recognize the country’s ethnic Ainu minority as an “indigenous” people for the first time, after decades of
Published : 15 February 2019
Palestine/Israel: Fake Justices
In early September 2018, after years of legal proceedings, the justices of Israel’s High Court determined there was no legal obstacle to demolishing the structures in the community of al-Khan al-Ahmar, located about two kilometers
Published : 13 February 2019
No Land No Future for Young
Over 260 young people have been left without land after a land grab in Curuguaty, Paraguay. 37,572 people asked President Horacio Cartes to give the farming families of Curuguaty the land they demand. The world
Published : 13 February 2019