Palestine/Israel: Colonies to Grow under Trump
SHILOH, West Bank—Through eight years of escalating criticism from the world’s most powerful leader, Israeli construction in these sacred, militarily occupied hills never stopped. Thousands of homes were built. Miles of roadway. Restaurants. Shopping malls. A
Published : 03 January 2017
New Year Message: Remembering Palestine
As the world embarks on the New Year 2017, after crowning a series of global policy summits by adopting a new agenda at Habitat III (October 2016),[1] we turn our attentions to implementing, monitoring and
Published : 01 January 2017
Palestinian Right to Land and Housing in 2016
Monitoring the human right to land and housing in Palestine through 2016, the Land Research Center / Arab Studies Society has offered the following statement at the end of the year: A year of heavy burden
Published : 31 December 2016
Egypt: Approving Islands Transfer to KSA?
Cairo court yet to issue final ruling but agreement to transfer two islands already sent to parliament for ratification. Egypt`s government has approved a controversial deal to hand over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia,
Published : 30 December 2016
UNSC Votes to End Israeli Settler Colonies
It was the first time in eight years the UN Security Council had passed a resolution condemning Israel’s illegal construction of settler colonies in occupied Palestine. The vote came on Friday, following an unprecedented intervention
Published : 24 December 2016
India: Over 33K Homes Demolished in 2015–16
Over 33,000 homes demolished in urban India between 2015 and 2016 New Delhi—Data collected by Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN) reveals that public authorities in India, in both the central and state spheres
Published : 22 December 2016
Homelessness: Not Just a Christmas Crisis
The Guardian view on homelessness: not just a Christmas crisis. The following is an editorial For a few days over Christmas, a massive effort by charities such as Crisis and the volunteers they recruit tries to
Published : 21 December 2016
EU Court Rejects Morocco`s Western Sahara Claim
European Court of Justice dismisses Morocco`s claim to Western Sahara, throwing EU trade deal into doubt. The ruling on the bloc`s trade deals with Morocco means they do not apply to Western Sahara, which occupied
Published : 21 December 2016
HIC`s Lamba Earns Lifetime Achievement Award
On World Human Rights Day, 10 December 2016, civil society organisations across Kenya gathered to honor human rights activists in the annual human rights awards, which were held at the Netherlands Embassy in Nairobi. Hundreds
Published : 20 December 2016
