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
Jerusalem: Sub Laban Case Still in Court
Notorious Jerusalem eviction case back with Israel’s high court JERUSALEM—Resolution to the long-running eviction case against a Palestinian family from their home in the Old City of Jerusalem is no nearer after settlers rejected a compromise
Published : 20 December 2016
Myanmar: AI Reports “crimes against humanity”
A new report by Amnesty International (AI) documents a campaign of violence by the Myanmar security forces against Rohingya since 9 October 2016. Soldiers and police have randomly fired on and killed civilians, raped women
Published : 19 December 2016
