On Demolitions, UN tells Israel: ‘This must stop’
Demolitions spike in East Jerusalem, and UN officials call on Israel: ‘This must stop’ Amid a spike in the Israeli government’s demolition of Palestinian homes in occupied East Jerusalem, UN officials are calling for an immediate
Published : 04 May 2019
USA: Inviting More Oil-spill Disaster
Trump easing offshore drilling safety rules imposed after Deepwater Horizon explosion The new safety changes were sought by the industry but fiercely challenged by environmentalists. PORT FOURCHON LA—The Trump administration moved Thursday to give oil and gas
Published : 03 May 2019
Al-Haq International Law Summer School 2019!
24 June–8 July 2019 Al-Haq Center for Applied International Law is pleased to announce its Fifth International Law Summer School for post-graduate law students, legal researchers and professionals in the fields of international law and
Published : 30 April 2019
Global Risks of Oil and Gas Overinvestment
Overinvestment in oil and gas creates risks for investors, regardless of whether the world is effective in tackling climate change. Either investors face assets being stranded as demand for fossil fuels falls in a transition
Published : 24 April 2019
Palestinians Rebuild after Israel Razes Village 143x
‘We will rebuild’, Palestinians say as Israel demolishes village for 143rd time Israeli bulldozers demolished the Palestinian Bedouin village of al-1Araqib in the Naqab Desert for the 143rd time yesterday. Locals reported that Israeli bulldozers, escorted by
Published : 18 April 2019
Israeli Court OKs Razing 500 Palestinian Homes
Supreme Court Okays Demolition of 500 Palestinian Homes in East Jerusalem, rejects families’ appeal that Jerusalem Municipality left them no choice but to build illegally. The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Palestinians from the
Published : 16 April 2019
Libya: Haftar Attacks Displace Thousands
Battles intensify around Libya capital as thousands displaced. UN reports 146 have been killed and between 8,000 and 9,500 are displaced. Tripoli—Forces answering to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar battled units that back Tripoli`s unity government on
Published : 12 April 2019
India: Over11 million Face Eviction, Displacement
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - At least 11 million people in India risk being uprooted from their homes and land as authorities build highways and airports and cordon off forests, activists said on Tuesday, undermining
Published : 09 April 2019
Palestine: 5K More Units in oPt Colonies
Israel to Approve Over 1,400 Housing Units in West Bank Settlements. In addition, the Civil Administration is expected to advance approval for some 3,500 more housing units in Jewish settlements Top of Form Bottom of Form The
Published : 31 March 2019
