New OHCHR Report: Human Rights & Land
Access, use and control over land impacts a wide range of human rights issues including poverty reduction, access to an adequate standard of living, development projects and humanitarian interventions and conflict prevention. A new report
Published : 13 December 2014
Brih, Lebanon: Returning War Displaced
BEIRUT—Lebanon`s Ministry of the Displaced set 5 April 2015 as the deadline for residents of the Mount Lebanon village of Brih to evacuate homes belonging to Christians who were forced to flee during the 1975–1990
Published : 11 December 2014
Lebanon: Berri Suspects Israel Gas Grab
BEIRUT—Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri’s claim that Israel is siphoning off gas from one of Lebanon’s offshore reserves has underlined the country’s failure to protect its natural wealth and demarcate its territorial waters, experts said Wednesday.
Published : 11 December 2014
Turkey: Call to Review Ilısu Dam Project
BATMAN—Local activists have called on the government to review a contentious, long-planned new dam project on the Tigris in southeastern Turkey, which will flood the ancient city of Hasankeyf. The “Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive” (Hasankeyf’ı
Published : 11 December 2014
US Congress Loots Indigenous Apache Lands
San Carlos Apache Leader Seeks Senate Defeat of Copper Mine on Sacred Land Gale Courey Toensing, Indian Country 08 December 2014 The leader of the San Carlos Apache Tribe is asking the Senate not to vote on the
Published : 08 December 2014
Local Authorities in Solidarity with Palestine
HIC-HLRN joined representatives of ECCP, US Campaign to End Israel’s Occupation, BDS Brasil, PLAN (Palestine Legal Action Network), Russell Tribunal on Palestine, Perdana Global Peace Foundation, Cités Unies France and local governments, as well as
Published : 08 December 2014
Land Forum 2014 Report
HIC-HLRN organized its fifth annual Land Forum in Tunis from 5 to 7 December 2014 under the theme “Taking It to the Next Level: Relating Local Issues to Global Processes.” The program focused on civil
Published : 07 December 2014
Iraq’s Displaced in Disputed Territories
Many of the displaced locals seeking shelter in camps in what are known as Iraq’s “disputed territories” have found they cannot leave camps to get warm blankets, medicine or extra food. They say that the
Published : 27 November 2014
UNSRs Call on Israel the End Punitive Demolitions
After months of silence since his appointment, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory speaks out in a joint statement with the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing to call on
Published : 25 November 2014
