Kenya: 500 Taita Taveta Families to Be Evicted
More than 500 families are now facing eviction from land said to belong to former assistant minister Basil Criticos. This comes after Mr Criticos renewed his plans to repossess the 1,000 hectares of land in Taita
Published : 12 March 2020
S. Sudan: Clashes Threaten Peace Agreement
South Sudan thought it was attaining peace last week but it may now have to deal with erupting ethnic clashes in some parts of the country. Even before the revitalised transitional government of national unity (R-TGoNU),
Published : 10 March 2020
Focus on COVID-19 in Slums
The impact of COVID-19 in informal settlements – are we paying enough attention? As we in the global North brace ourselves for the coronavirus pandemic we are being told to wash our hands (for 20 seconds!)
Published : 10 March 2020
W. Sahara: EU Justifies Fishing Occupied Waters
Before voting on the new EU-Morocco fish deal in 2018, extending into occupied Western Sahara, several EU Member States asked for legal advice that would determine their vote. WSRW today publishes that influential legal opinion,
Published : 05 March 2020
New Tool: "Lo—TEK" Indigenous Technologies
First-ever compendium of indigenous technologies provides a powerful toolkit for climate-resilient design The design field is at an inflection point. It must challenge its repertoire, rethink technology, and begin to see biodiversity as a building block
Published : 03 March 2020
India: Muslims and Sikhs End 10-year Land Dispute
Grateful for Sikhs’ help, Muslims end Saharanpur land dispute Muslims and Sikhs in Western Uttar Pradesh`s Saharanpur have brought an end to a 10-year-old land dispute. The dispute involved a plot of land adjoining a Gurdwara not
Published : 29 February 2020
Missouri Farmer Wins $265m Monsanto/BASF Claim
Missouri Farmer Wins $265 Million Verdict against Monsanto. Jury finds that, because of dicamba, a peach farmer is going out of business A Missouri peach farmer notched a rare courtroom victory this month, defeating the former
Published : 25 February 2020
UN: A Call to Human Rights “Action”
At the opening of this 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council, on 24 February 2020, Secretary-General António Guterres finally issued a formal initiative to consolidate human rights action in the fourth year of
Published : 25 February 2020
Uganda: Thousands Homeless for Land Privatization
More than 35,000 people from 20 villages are homeless after being evicted from about 9,300 acres of land in Kiryandongo District to pave way for large scale farming. No one seemingly knows the exact year when
Published : 25 February 2020
