HIC Statement to the High-level Political Forum 2020
Today, Habitat International Coalition (HIC) and its Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN) subnitted a one-page statement to the UN High-Level Political Form (HLPF), which will convene at UN Headquarters on 7 to 16 July
Published : 08 June 2020
USA: Racism “in housing, education, work & services”
The American Republic of White Supremacy Protests over the police killing of George Floyd highlight centuries of social, political and economic oppression of blacks in the US. Protests over the police killing of George Floyd highlight
Published : 04 June 2020
Call for TNCs to Quit Saudi Neom Project
American consulting firm must withdraw support from human rights-violating megaproject in Saudi Arabia The Boston Consulting Group’s unlawful involvement in Saudi Arabia’s NEOM megaproject was the subject of an open letter endorsed by twelve human rights
Published : 02 June 2020
Finland: Demand to Stop Mining Saami Land
Finland violates the rights of the Sámi people by allowing mining companies in Sámi homeland The Saami Council echoes the concerns of the Ergon Sámi siida in the North Western Enontekiö area and other Sámi communities
Published : 02 June 2020
Colombia Evicts Poor during Virus Outbreak
Officials in Colombia evicting poor families during coronavirus outbreak BOGOTÁ—Lucía Cupitra stood on a patch of turned earth in one of the city`s poorest neighborhoods and spoke of the day last month the government came. Cupitra, 33,
Published : 01 June 2020
What Happens When the Eviction Bans End?
What Happens When the Eviction Bans End? States are reopening courts to eviction hearings even as coronavirus-driven job losses continue, setting the stage for “a housing crisis of unparalleled magnitude.” Last week, a crowd of about 30
Published : 29 May 2020
Call for Inputs: Food and Protracted Crises
The UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS) endorsed the Framework for Action for Food Security and Nutrition in Protracted Crises (FFA) in October 2015 after a three-year preparation and negotiation process with CFS actors.
Published : 27 May 2020
USA: A Coming ‘Avalanche of Evictions’
An ‘Avalanche of Evictions’ Could Be Bearing Down on America’s Renters [i.e., in USA] The economic downturn is shaping up to be particularly devastating for renters, who are more likely to be lower-income and work hourly
Published : 27 May 2020
Kenya: Ruai Evictions, Why Now?
Ruai Evictions : Is This Why Government Had To Do It Before September? Renowned political commentator Allan Kibet has come out to claim that President Uhuru Kenyatta forcefully evicted the residents of Ruai and Kariobangi from
Published : 21 May 2020
