India: Over11 million Face Eviction, Displacement
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - At least 11 million people in India risk being uprooted from their homes and land as authorities build highways and airports and cordon off forests, activists said on Tuesday, undermining
Published : 09 April 2019
Palestine: 5K More Units in oPt Colonies
Israel to Approve Over 1,400 Housing Units in West Bank Settlements. In addition, the Civil Administration is expected to advance approval for some 3,500 more housing units in Jewish settlements Top of Form Bottom of Form The
Published : 31 March 2019
USA: Court Challenge to Israel’s Colonies
In a First, Palestinians Challenge Israel’s Settlement Enterprise—in a US Court The challenge comes in response to a case filed by Israeli settlers against Airbnb. Randa Wahbe is a United States citizen with West Bank residency who
Published : 18 March 2019
United Nations` Land and Conflict Guidance
Competition and control over land are among the common root causes and subjects of conflict, as well as the underlying factors hindering recovery and durable peace. Meanwhile, land has not been adequately treated in conflict
Published : 15 March 2019
Palestine: Nicomachean Ethics of Colonizers
Readers ask Haaretz: “A Friend Is Moving to a Home Built on Stolen Palestinian Land. Is It Immoral to Help?” In other words, should you help a good friend move to an illegal settler colony
Published : 02 March 2019
USA: Court Rules IFC Not Immune
SCOTUS decision in Jam et al v. International Finance Corporation (IFC) denies absolute immunity to IFC…with caveats When it rains, it somehow pours. February 2019 ended up being such a landmark month for international law adjudication.
Published : 28 February 2019
Vanishing Biodiversity Threatens Our Food
The biodiversity that is crucial for our food and agriculture is disappearing by the day FAO launches the first-ever global report on the state of biodiversity that underpins our food systems ROME—The first-ever report of its kind
Published : 23 February 2019
USA: Providing Homes Cheaper than Homelessness
The most cost-effective way to help the homeless is to give them homes. Addressing housing directly is cheaper than relying on cops and emergency rooms. Even as the national economy continues its slow-but-steady pace of improvement,
Published : 20 February 2019
Post-capitalism: Life within Environmental Limits
Capitalism’s limitless growth on a finite planet means the economic system we take for granted could end soon. If so, transformative and sustainable change must come from grassroots action It may seem as though capitalism
Published : 19 February 2019
