Uganda: 100 Families Evicted in Wakiso Wetland
Nema, KCCA evict 100 families from wetland Residents of Ganda village, Wakiso Sub County in Wakiso District are crying foul after NEMA demolished their houses on May 27 leaving them homeless. They have appealed to the
Published : 27 May 2024
ICJ Orders Israel to Stop Rafah Offensive
ICJ Orders Israel to Stop Its Rafah Offensive This is the first time that the World Court has explicitly told Israel to halt military actions in Gaza. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Israel on Friday to stop
Published : 24 May 2024
New ITLOS Ruling: ‘States must take more climate-change action under the law of the sea`
A new ruling says countries must take action on climate change under the law of the sea In a significant development for small island nations threatened by rising seas, the International Tribunal for the Law of
Published : 23 May 2024
450,000 Gazans Newly Uprooted from Rafah
Large parts of the city of Rafah are now a “ghost town”, with UN humanitarians reporting that some 450,000 have been forcibly displaced from Rafah “Empty streets in Rafah as families continue to flee in search
Published : 15 May 2024
Johannesburg Declaration on Israel’s Settler-Colonialism, Apartheid and Genocide
Johannesburg Declaration on Israel’s Settler-Colonialism, Apartheid and Genocide: Towards a Global Anti-Apartheid Movement for Palestine The following is the outcome document from the Global Anti-Apartheid Conference held at Johannesburg, South Africa, 11-12 May 2024. We, delegates from
Published : 14 May 2024
UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food: Call for inputs on Palestine
Call for input - Human Rights and Starvation, with an emphasis on the Palestinian People’s Food Sovereignty Deadline : 14 June 2024 In his forthcoming thematic report to the UN General Assembly (autumn 2024 session), the UN
Published : 14 May 2024
`Israel’s Rafah invasion must stop now,` Say UN Experts
Israel’s Rafah invasion must stop now, say UN experts GENEVA—The Israeli military’s ground operation targeting eastern Rafah is a culmination of a seven-month long campaign to forcibly transfer and destroy Gaza’s population, UN experts* warned today. “The
Published : 10 May 2024
Sudan: RSF Accused of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in West Darfur
Sudan’s paramilitary RSF accused of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in West Darfur Human Rights Watch says ‘thousands’ killed in attacks last year targeting Masalit tribe and other non-Arab groups. ideo Duration 02 minutes 43 seconds02:43 Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF)
Published : 09 May 2024
Nairobi: Mukuru Flood Victims Resist Forced Evictions
3 dead as excavator evicting Mukuru flood victims damaged Two were killed in Mukuru and one in Mathare slums, police said. In Summary Tension is mounting in the areas targeted with resistance growing. Police say the affected have to
Published : 07 May 2024
