Kashmir: Prolonged Settler Colonialism
India’s settler colonialism in Kashmir is not starting now, eliminating the natives is a process long underway From controlling space to regulating movement, from land holdings to resource extraction, from neoliberal policies converging with colonial aims
Published : 27 July 2020
Ethiopia: Ethnic Cleansing in Oromia Region
Recent violence in Ethiopia’s Oromia region shows hallmark signs of ethnic cleansing, says MRG Minority Rights Group International (MRG) unequivocally condemns the recent violence, harassment, and intimidation against minorities in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, which show disturbing
Published : 22 July 2020
Zimbabwe Land Commission Pushes Joint Land Titles
Commission pushes for joint land ownership The Zimbabwe Land Commission has urged couples to ensure that ownership of their land reflects that it is jointly owned to protect the remaining spouses, especially women from being displaced
Published : 21 July 2020
Western Sahara: NGOs Appeal to UNSC
NGOs –– Geneva Support Group for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights in Western Sahara Open letter to the President of the UN Security Council H.E. Mr. Christoph Heusgen Your Excellency, Having followed the discussion at the high-level open
Published : 16 July 2020
Palestine/Israel: JNF Trees Dispossess Bedouin
Israel pushing large tree planting in Naqab to disclaim lands to Bedouin Israel is pushing through a plan to plant trees across a significant swath of the Negev in a bid to deny Bedouin residents
Published : 14 July 2020
Palestine: Urgent Appeal to UN on Killing Ahmed Erekat
Joint Press Release 83 Organisations Send Urgent Appeal to UN Special Procedures on the Wilful Killing of Ahmad Erekat, Urging International Justice and Accountability for Israel’s Shoot-to-Kill Policy On Monday, 13 July 2020, 83 Palestinian, regional, and
Published : 13 July 2020
Zim: “We need rights, not foreign trainers"
Veteran Zimbabwe farmer pours cold water on $58 million mission from Belarus with love Veteran Zimbabwe farmer Ben Freeth poured cold water on a plan that’ll see trainers from the former Soviet republic of Belarus train
Published : 11 July 2020
A Chinese Province Razes Its Countryside
A Chinese province razes the countryside. Why? How are Shandong villagers being convinced to go along with a provincial plan to raze their homes and move them into high-rises? With promises of economic benefits in the
Published : 10 July 2020
Palestine: Israel Escalates Home Demolitions (again)
Home Demolitions Spike Ahead of Annexation Israel’s formal annexation of occupied land may be put on hold, but the forced displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank marches on. Israeli demolitions of Palestinian homes in the territory spiked last month, according
Published : 08 July 2020
