UN-Habitat: Restitution for Sinjar Yazidis

Declaration on the occasion of Human Rights Day 2015

HIC`s Human Rights Day Declaration

Download text of the HIC Declaration on the occasion of Human Rights Day, 2015

UN Experts: It is Time to Turn Norms into Action

GENEVA (9 December 2015) – Speaking ahead of Human Rights Day 2015, the largest body of independent experts of the United Nations Human Rights system renews its commitment with the implementation of the Covenants, the

Sudan: Water Shortage Drives Villagers from Homes

The population of some 20 villages in the area of Tendelti, White Nile state, have left their homes and sought refuge in Khartoum and other Sudanese towns, because of the lack of clean drinking water. “The

COP21: Land and Water Convergence Speaks Out

Parallel to the climate conference in Paris, social movements and allies within the “Global Convergence of Land and Water Struggles” stand up for climate justice and real solutions to the climate crisis. This alliance of

HIC Takes on COP21

HIC is participating in the current Conference of Parties, also known as COP21, which is gathering the 195 countries that have joined and ratified the UN Framework Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC) following the Rio Earth

Sudan: No Water, Power because of Dams

The people living in villages affected by the construction of two dams in eastern Sudan complain of a “complete cessation of water and electricity services for four months”. When building began on the dams on the

Right to the City in Africa

JOHANNESBURG—“This is what I have dreamed of for a long time,” said TJ Ngongoma of Abahlali baseMjondolo. TJ was referring to a pan-African people’s movement of struggling inhabitants and activists on the continent to transform