The Right to the City: Jerusalem
HIC-HLRN has produced a new report from an ongoing study on the prospects of realizing the principles of the “right to the city” for specific cities in several regions. This report finds that applying the "right to
Published : 26 October 2014
Israel Political Threat: Increase Colonization, or Else
Habayit Hayehudi warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday that if construction in the West Bank settlements is not expedited, the party’s MKs may absent themselves during a no-confidence vote scheduled for Monday, the first
Published : 23 October 2014
SR`s Survey: Housing and Local Authorities
Responsibilities of sub-national governments with respect to the right to adequate housing Introduction In her first report to the General Assembly, the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, Ms Leilani Farha, outlines some of the priority themes for
Published : 23 October 2014
Palestine: IDF Court Convicts Land Defender
IDF court convicts Palestinian non-violent organizer, EU human rights defender Israeli military court convicts Abdullah Abu Rahmah of obstructing a bulldozer building the separation barrier. His previous trial and imprisonment was followed closely by western governments. Abdullah Abu
Published : 23 October 2014
Battle Heats up between Israel, JNF over Land Sales
Netanyahu’s team, which wants revenue from land sales to fund infrastructure projects, could strip the Jewish National Fund of tax exemptions. The government and the Jewish National Fund (JNF) have still not struck a deal
Published : 17 October 2014
Egypt: Carter Center Closes Egypt Office
The Carter Center announced today that it has closed its field office in Egypt after nearly three years and that it will not deploy an observation mission to assess Egypt`s parliamentary elections anticipated later this
Published : 15 October 2014
The Struggle over World Bank Safeguards
The World Bank’s “consultation” with global civil society on the proposed new safeguard policies in lending and project implementation took place in Washington DC on 11 October 2014. The proceedings of the session reflect wide
Published : 14 October 2014
Disappointing ICN2 Outcomes
Governments met in the FAO Headquarters in Rome from 10-12 October to finalize the Rome Political Declaration and the Framework for Action for the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2). After 22 years, civil society
Published : 14 October 2014
Israel’s Jerusalem “Judaisation” Progressing
Jerusalem—After a tumultuous summer, the clashes outside al-Aqsa mosque on October 8 that injured more than 20 people seemed almost alarmingly mundane. On Monday, 13 October, fresh clashes erupted when hundreds of Israeli police forces raided the al-Aqsa mosque
Published : 13 October 2014
