UPR Outcomes on Morocco
The Human Rights Council adopts Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Morocco, while the participating States evade the kingdom’s occupation of Western Sahara. However, in the May 2017 full review, Iceland, Ireland, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, Norway,
Published : 21 September 2017
Algeria Eliminates Last Antipersonnel Landmines
On 18 September 2017, Algeria celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Mine Ban Treaty by destroying its last antipersonnel landmines. The International Campaign to Ban Landmines congratulates Algeria for fulfilling treaty obligation. Algeria had reported retaining 5,970
Published : 19 September 2017
Quest for Right to the City in Asia
Asia is the biggest and most populous continent, also home to some of the fastest growing countries in the world such as India, China, Indonesia, and Malaysia. The continent consists of 48 countries and over
Published : 15 September 2017
Tunisia: TuNur Energy Grab
Another case of energy colonialism: Tunisia’s Tunur solar project The unrestricted flow of cheap natural resources from the global south to the rich industrialized north, maintains a profoundly unjust international division of labour. When we
Published : 09 September 2017
Food Companies Threaten Environmental Activists
Despite committing to deforestation-free supply chains, the top 10 food and beverage companies lack policies to protect the activists and communities caring for the environment from intimidation, threats and attacks, according to a new Oxfam
Published : 07 September 2017
Israel: Court Protects Racist Land Governance
Adalah and ACRI say Supreme Court ruling allows Israeli government to delegate land-use authorities to a body with racially discriminatory policies against Arab citizens. Court okays Israeli gov’t transfer of land-use authorities to World Zionist
Published : 06 September 2017
UN on Yemen: An “entirely man-made catastrophe”
Yemen: An “entirely man-made catastrophe” – UN human rights report urges international investigation GENEVA—Human rights violations and abuses continue unabated in Yemen, along with unrelenting violations of international humanitarian law, with civilians suffering deeply the
Published : 05 September 2017
HIComment on UN-Habitat Review
In advance of a high-level meeting of the General Assembly on 5 and 6 September 2017, HIC and HLRN have reviewed the High-level Independent Panel assessing the performance and capacity of UN-Habitat and posing recommendations
Published : 05 September 2017
How Israeli Citizens Become Landless, Stateless
Palestinian lawmakers, residents say an Israeli policy rendering thousands of Bedouins stateless is “blatantly illegal.” Israel has been gradually stripping thousands of Palestinian Bedouins from various villages in the southern Negev region of their citizenship status,
Published : 31 August 2017
