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Yemen: U.S. Air Attack on Migrant Facility Kills at Least 68, Wounds Dozens More
By :Ismaeel Naar, with Abdi Latif Dahir contributing, Kenya, The New York Times
28 April 2025
Attack on Migrant Facility in Yemen Kills Dozens, Houthis and Aid Officials Say The Houthi militia, which is backed by Iran, said the attack was an American strike. The U.S. Defense Department said it was assessing the claims and took them seriously.     Dozens of people were killed on Monday in an attack
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Lebanon: Thousands of Syrian Refugees Face Eviction amid Crackdown
By :Hanna Davis, Syria Direct
14 May 2024
Thousands of Syrians facing eviction as Lebanon cracks down Hundreds of Syrians in Lebanon have been evicted, and thousands more face losing their homes, as the country cracks down on refugees. Some 1,306 Syrian households and individuals have been evicted so far in 2024, compared to 78 in 2023.     JOUNIEH/KOUBA, Lebanon— “We’re
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Hamas ‘Civilian’ Targets on 7 October 2023
24 November 2023

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Coalition Statement on Tunisia’s Expulsion of Migrants
By :HIC
10 March 2023
Statement by members of HIC in Sub-Saharan Africa   We express here our great surprise and sadness following the forced expulsions of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa by the state of Tunisia, an aberration and a notorious inconsistency in the commitments of the African Union denounce.   We express our solidarity and support to our
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Israeli Apartheid: Tool of Zionist Settler Colonialism
By :Rania Muhareb, Elizabeth Rghebi, Pearce Clancy, Joseph Schechla, Nada Awad and Maha Abdallah
29 November 2022
On 29 November 2022, HIC-HLRN joined Al-Haq in launching the inaugural coalition report titled: ‘Israeli Apartheid: Tool of Zionist Settler Colonialism’. Together leading Palestinian civil society organisations, Al-Haq Law in the Service of Man (Al-Haq), Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association (Addameer), Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights (Al
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New UNSR Report on Occupied Palestine
By :Palestine Chronicle
18 October 2022
UN Special Rapporteur New Report Calls for ‘Dismantling of Israeli Settler-Colonial Occupation’     The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, has submitted her much-anticipated report to the UN General Assembly, concluding that the realization of the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to self-determination requires dismantling
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World Habitat Day 2022
By :HIC-HLRN
03 October 2022
On the occasion of World Habitat Day 2022, Habitat International Coalition (HIC) joins Members, allies and development actors to reflect on its journey of more than 45 years since the first Habitat Conference (1976) and common Habitat Agendas. Global activism has been indispensable in developing global consensus and commitments to
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Proposal for a UN Habitat Stakeholder-engagement Mechanism
By :HIC-HLRN
01 September 2022

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New Report on Apartheid over Palestine
By :Amnesty International
01 February 2022
Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians: a cruel system of domination and a crime against humanity   Israeli authorities must be held accountable for committing the crime of apartheid against Palestinians, Amnesty International said today in a damning new report. The investigation details how Israel enforces a system of oppression and domination against the
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Joint Submission to the Human Rights Committee on Israel’s Sixth Periodic Review
By :Al-Haq, Addameer, HIC-HLRN, JLAC, CIHRS
31 January 2022

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Documents (44)

Document Title

Publication Date

Hamas ‘Civilian’ Targets on 7 October 2023

30 October 2023

World Habitat Day 2022

03 October 2022

Proposal for a UN Habitat Stakeholder-engagement Mechanism

01 September 2022

Joint Submission to the Human Rights Committee on Israel’s Sixth Periodic Review

31 January 2022

Un derecho humano a la tierra

05 August 2021

حق الإنسان في الأرض

18 June 2021

جائحة من الانتهاكات الإخلاء القسري، وغيره من انتهاكات حقوق الإنسان المرتبطة بالموئل وسط جائحة كوفيد-19

05 October 2020

Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism for Sustainable Development

09 February 2020

نحو آلية مؤسسية لتشارك أصحاب المصلحة في حوكمة موئل الأمم المتحدة الجديدة

09 February 2020

Toward an Institutional Mechanism for Stakeholder Engagement in the New UN Habitat Governance

09 February 2020

Vers un Mécanisme Institutionnel d’Engagement des parties prenantes dans la Nouvelle Gouvernance d’ONU Habitat

09 February 2020

Statement on the conclusion of the preliminary examination of the Situation in Palestine, and seeking a ruling on the scope of the Court’s territorial jurisdiction

20 December 2019

Situation in the State of Palestine, ICC-01/18

30 April 2019

Integrating the engagement of local governments and stakeholders in UN HABITAT

22 October 2018

الحق في المدينة في بيروت الكبرى: تقييم السياق في ضوء أزمة اللاجئين والنازحين

23 April 2018

Human Rights Habitat Observatory

10 July 2017

Right to the city: practical application in other cities

14 June 2017

Habitat III Statement

20 October 2016

Draft "New Urban Agenda" of 28 July 2016

28 July 2016

Compilation of Habitat II Commitments

22 July 2016

Habitat II Commitments on Displaced, Migrants and Refugees

21 July 2016

Habitat II Commitments on Safety and Security

21 July 2016

HIC @ Habitat III

23 June 2016

Growing Stress on Jordan by Council on Foreign Relations

17 March 2016

"Key Issues and Recommendations," Housing in the City We Need UTC

18 November 2015

HIC Comments on Habitat III Issue Papers

31 July 2015

"Toward a Global Alliance of Human Rights Cities for All II," Gwangju

17 May 2015

Vienna, Menschenrechte in der Stadt: Eine Stadt für Alle

19 December 2014

Vienna, “Menschenrechte in der Stadt: Eine Stadt für Alle (English version)

19 December 2014

HIC response to HRC-AC Local government and human rights questionnaire

15 November 2014

ETOs and Situations of Conflict, Occupation and War: Applying the Maastricht Principles

11 July 2013

Sanctuary in the city_ Urban displacement and vulnerability in Damascus A desk study

15 December 2011

Gwangju Declaration on Human Right City

17 May 2011

Mexico City Charter for the Right to the City

01 July 2010

السكن في مصر بين العشوائية والتحضر الرث

22 May 2010

Principes de base et directives concernant les expulsions et les déplacements liés au développement, A/HRC/4/18

05 February 2007

Namibia: amendments to draft resolution A/C.3/61/L.18/Rev.1 concerning Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

21 November 2006

La petite Sicile : inventaire avant disparition

01 July 2003

In Quest of Bhabrekar Nagar

31 December 2001

NGO Treaty on Urbanisation. Towards Just Democratic and Sustainable Cities, Towns and Villages

16 June 1992

Comité des droits économiques, sociales et culturelles, "Le droit à un logement suffisant," Observation générale no 4

13 December 1991

Health principles of housing

30 June 1989

Right to the City in Greater Beirut p

01 January 1970

Henri Lefebvre, “Le droit à la ville,” L`Homme et la société, Vol. 6, No. 1 (1967)

01 June 1967

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