Israeli Forces Evict J’lem Palestinian Family
Israeli forces evict Palestinian family in East Jerusalem to make room for Israeli squatters BETHLEHEM—Israeli forces Thursday evicted a Palestinian family from their home in the neighborhood of Saadiya in the Old City of occupied East
Published : 16 September 2016
ICC to Pursue Land Grab as Series Crime
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has declared that it would start treating cases involving the illegal exploitation of natural resources, misuse and illegal dispossession of lands and environmental destruction as serious crimes. The Hague-based Court made
Published : 15 September 2016
Queer Declaration, Right to the City & Habitat 3
The final document called the New Urban Agenda will be adopted by heads of state at the Habitat 3 Conference in Quito, Ecuador in October 2016. www.habitat3.org The Queer Declaration came out of a consultation of
Published : 07 September 2016
2,500 Native Americans Block Oil Pipeline
2,500 Native Americans Successfully Block Oil Pipeline Construction — State of Emergency Declared Last week, a few dozen Native Americans showed up to protest the $3.8 billion, 1,172-mile-long pipeline that would cross right through their sacred
Published : 23 August 2016
UN-OCHA: ‘High Risk’ of West Bank Population Transfer
The UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in Palestine warns of a heightened risk of forcible transfers of Bedouins in the West Bank Jerusalem—Following a visit to the Palestinian community of Abu Nuwar in the Jerusalem Governorate today, the
Published : 22 August 2016
Al-Mahdi Pleads Guilty for Timbuktu Ruin
Al-Mahdi pleads guilty and apologizes for destruction in Mali’s Timbuktu The International Criminal Court (ICC) trial of Ahmad al-Mahdi for attacks on religious and historical structures during the 2012 occupation of Timbuktu opened today in
Published : 22 August 2016
Gaza Headed for `Environmental Catastrophe`
Water crisis in the besieged Palestinian territory is putting Palestinian lives at risk, analysts say. Gaza City—Water may be a highly valued commodity the world over, but in al-Shati Refugee Camp north of Gaza City, it
Published : 20 August 2016
Habitat III: UN-Habitat Future Debated
UN-Cities? Rumoured proposal gains steam SURABAYA, Indonesia—The perennial tug-of-war between rich and developing countries at the United Nations has found another flashpoint: the debate over the future of UN-Habitat. The Nairobi-based agency deals with housing as
Published : 18 August 2016
WB Retreat from Indigenous Rights
There are many within World Bank staff and management who see Indigenous peoples as obstacles to development. While recent years have shown a steady advancement in recognition of the rights of Indigenous peoples, last week the
Published : 08 August 2016
