Brazil: Ashaninka Win Case against Loggers
Indigenous group wins case over illegal tree logging The Ashaninka indigenous community in Brazil has won a two-decade federal court dispute against illegal logging interests, receiving $3 million in compensation and an official apology from companies for cutting
Published : 01 May 2020
Nicaragua: Assaults on Indigenous Lands
Nicaragua’s Failed Revolution details the incessant violence facing the Indigenous communities in the Caribbean Coast Autonomous Regions, as evidenced by recent attacks against the Alal, Wasakin, and Miskitu communities, and provides in depth information about the
Published : 29 April 2020
USA: Which States Protect from Eviction?
Which states are doing a better job protecting renters from being evicted during the coronavirus pandemic For millions of renters who have lost income, rent day on May 1 is a looming disaster. A majority of the
Published : 29 April 2020
Evicted Indigenous People in Manaus
Evicted indigenous people in Manaus struggle to stay safe amid COVID-19 crisis A group of about 400 indigenous people were displaced from an informal settlement on the outskirts of Manaus in the Brazilian Amazon in February,
Published : 29 April 2020
Get "Land Times" No. 19
While most of you are staying home, HIC’s Housing and Land Rights Network (HIC-HLRN) offers you its 19th issue of Land Times, bringing you up to date on the struggles over land toward greater equity,
Published : 28 April 2020
Kashmir: Broken Supply Chains
Amid Lockdown, 3 Million Cartons Of Apples Lying In Kashmir Cold Storage Kashmir produces 22 lakh (2,200,000) metric ton of apple every year which is over 70 per cent of the country`s total production. SRINAGAR—The nationwide coronavirus
Published : 27 April 2020
One Species Responsible for COVID-19 - Us
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) COVID-19 stimulus measures must save lives, protect livelihoods, and safeguard nature to reduce the risk of future pandemics There is a single species that is responsible for
Published : 27 April 2020
South Africa: Hsg Crisis, Eviction amid Lockdown
Evictions, power cuts heighten South Africa housing crisis amid lockdown JOHANNESBURG—From demolished shacks to water and electricity shutoffs, South Africa’s coronavirus lockdown is worsening the country’s housing crisis, despite government orders to suspend evictions, residents and
Published : 24 April 2020
Guatemala: Evicting Maya Q’eqchi` amid COVID-19
Violent attempt to evict Maya Q’eqchi villagers despite COVID-19 crisis in Guatemala On 13 April 2020, private security forces suspected of working for Industria Chiquibul, S.A., an agribusiness engaged in the harvesting and extraction of palm
Published : 21 April 2020
