Mosul Dam Collapse Warnings
Mosul Dam’s collapse “will be worse than a nuclear bomb.” Warnings by scientists and environmentalists about an imminent collapse are dismissed by Iraqi officials as far-fetched. As Iraqi forces continue their military operation to take Mosul
Published : 11 December 2016
Land Rights Defender Killings Tripled in 2016
2015 had been the worst year on record for killings of land and environmental defenders who are struggling to protect land, forests and rivers from privately interested takers. But, in 2016, roughly 16 land rights
Published : 10 December 2016
East Jerusalem: Palestinians at Risk of Eviction
JERUSALEM—A mapping exercise carried out by OCHA indicates that at least 180 Palestinian households in East Jerusalem have eviction cases filed against them. Most of these cases were initiated by Israeli settler organizations, based on
Published : 30 November 2016
EU Aid Rewards Western Sahara Occupation
For the second year in a row, the Moroccan government has spent most of the EU`s fish sector support on the development of the fishing industry in occupied Western Sahara. And the EU was fully
Published : 24 November 2016
Western Sahara: EU Funds Moroccan PopTrans Crime
EU funding to fish sector in occupied Western Sahara increases For the second year in a row, the Moroccan government has spent most of the EU`s fish sector support on the development of the fishing industry
Published : 23 November 2016
Gaza Siege Tabled at ICC
GAZA—Three Palestinian human rights organizations held Tuesday a press conference to announce presenting the third legal submission to the International Criminal Court (ICC) titled as “Gaza Illegal Closure: Persecution and Other Inhumane Acts Committed against
Published : 22 November 2016
UNSR: Israeli Bill “Theft of Palestinian Land”
Proposed Israel Law “Gives green light to theft of Palestinian land” – United Nations Expert GENEVA—A proposed Israeli law enabling the confiscation of privately owned Palestinian land would deal another severe blow to hopes of
Published : 21 November 2016
ICC Affirms Gaza, E. Jerusalem “Occupied”
THE HAGUE—The Office of the Prosecutor (Office) at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has affirmed the occupied status of the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem, in a blow to Israel’s claims to the contrary. A new
Published : 19 November 2016
Iraqi KRG Forces Wantonly Destroy Arab Homes
Peshmerga attacks have dire implications for Mosul fight. Kurdish forces destroy Arab homes after ISIS battles. Erbil—Security forces of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government have unlawfully destroyed large numbers of Arab homes, and sometimes entire villages, in
Published : 13 November 2016
