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
Jammu & Kashmir: A Humanitarian Perspective
Assessment Capacities Project (ACAPS) has produced a new report on Jammu & Kashmir lockdown: 2019 Lockdown: A Humanitarian Perspective (20 April 2020) A presidential decree on 5 August 2019 revoked Articles 370 and 35A of the
Published : 20 April 2020
Palestine/Israel: CSOs Urge Prisoners’ Release
On Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, Civil Society Calls for Urgent Release of Palestinian Prisoners and Detainees in Israeli Prisons As we mark Palestinian Prisoners’ Day this year, Palestinian prisoners and detainees face the additional threat of a
Published : 18 April 2020
Call to Protect Dalit Rights during Pandemic
Global Call for Protecting Dalit Rights During COVID-19 Pandemic We, the global alliance of Dalit organizations, strongly urge the Member-States of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), United Nations, civil society, and donor
Published : 16 April 2020
