Israeli Court OKs Colonies for “public purpose”
Israeli settler colonies in Palestine’s West Bank can use private Palestinian land for “public use,” says Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit, agreeing with Supreme Court ruling legalising road to “wildcat” West Bank colony partially built on
Published : 16 November 2017
Tribute to Patterson Kuria Gathuru
Our colleague and friend, Patterson Kuria Gathuru, left us on 15 November 2017. He is known to us as the Habitat International Coalition’s co-member on the IPC, advocating the issues and human rights of the
Published : 15 November 2017
Land Forum VI: More CSO Problem-solving Capacity
Civil society across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is now more capable to use international standards to solve local problems related to land and natural resource management. An indicator of this progress
Published : 10 November 2017
Out of Africa: Human Rights Habitat Struggles
From Africa to the World: Struggling for Human Rights to Housing, Land and the City Mid-October 2017, Nairobi was host to an intense engagement on housing rights, social justice and the right to the city. This
Published : 07 November 2017
Saudi Arabia: Neom Project’s Israel Link
Saudi Arabia might recognize Israel because of NEOM The half-a-trillion-dollar initiative to build a tristate city at the Saudi, Egyptian, and Jordanian border in the Gulf of Aqaba will more than likely lead to Riyadh recognizing
Published : 26 October 2017
HIC-HLRN Hosts 6th MENA Land Forum in Tunis
On 25–27 October 2017, HIC’s Housing and Land Rights Network will organize the 6th round of its Land Forum for the Middle East/North Africa in Tunis. This time, the periodic HIC Middle East/North Africa event
Published : 25 October 2017
EU States Demand Israel Pay Demolition Costs
Eight European Union countries wrote an official protest letter to Israel, demanding over €30,000 ($35,400) in compensation for confiscating and demolishing structures and infrastructure which the countries had built in Area C of the West
Published : 19 October 2017
Turkey: Environmentalists Murdered
`The threats continue’: murder of retired couple chills fellow activists in Turkey. The killing of two activists who successfully campaigned to shut down a mine has shocked environmentalists in Turkey who fear their deaths will
Published : 18 October 2017
South Africa: Residents Challenge Eviction
Residents of Fattis Mansions on the corner of Jeppe and Harrison Street in the Johannesburg CBD were forcefully evicted by close to 200 Red Ants on Wednesday. The eviction, which affected dozens of people, started
Published : 14 October 2017
