South Africa: Women’s Landmark Property Rights Ruling
For black women married before 1988, the husband owned all matrimonial assets and could sell them without consulting his wife - until a landmark win this month overturned the law JOHANNESBURG—Facing destitution when her marriage broke
Published : 29 January 2020
How Chevron Crushes an Environment Defender
How the Environmental Lawyer Who Won a Massive Judgment against Chevron Lost Everything Last August, during the second-hottest year on record, while the fires in the Amazon rainforest were raging, the ice sheet in Greenland was melting,
Published : 29 January 2020
Criminal Conspiracy of the Century
In joint presentations, US President Donald Trump and pro tem Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu revealed the long-anticipated/-dreaded “deal of the century” today in a White House ceremony. The entitled “Peace to Prosperity” document is
Published : 28 January 2020
Wealth Inequality, not Over-population Causes Climate Crisis
Stop blaming population growth for climate change. The real culprit is wealth inequality. Consumption by the world’s richest 10% makes up half of the planet’s consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Why we should be wary of blaming
Published : 28 January 2020
Malawi: Men Still Grab Women`s Land, Despite Law
Malawi men continue to grab land from women - official Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development director of administration Duncan Chione has said the new land law, which came into effect in 2018, is still
Published : 24 January 2020
Nigeria: Mass Evictions, Protests as Housing Crisis Mounts
Mass evictions prompt protests as Nigerian housing crisis mounts LAGOS—The men in naval uniforms charged into the Nigerian waterfront village of Okun Glass in the morning, chased out the residents, then called in the bulldozers. De facto
Published : 24 January 2020
Trump Removes More Environmental Safeguards
Trump Administration set to remove protections against water pollution WASHINGTON—The Trump administration appears ready to move ahead with its plan to remove protections for some of the nation’s millions of miles, streams and arroyos, completing one
Published : 23 January 2020
States Urge Spain to Respect Saharawi Rights
As a matter of extraterritorial human rights obligation, Namibia and East-Timor have today recommended Spain to respect the Saharawi people`s right to free, prior and informed consent before any exploitation of Western Sahara`s natural resources.
Published : 22 January 2020
Peru: Indigenous Win Amazon Oil Battle
Peruvian indigenous group wins suit to block oil exploration in Amazonian region LIMA—A Peruvian judge ruled that the government exclude an indigenous region of the Amazon near the border with Brazil from any oil exploration and
Published : 22 January 2020
