Fighting Lebanon`s Illegal Logging Scourge
Fighting Lebanon`s Illegal Logging Scourge Braving the bitter cold, Lebanese villagers have been patrolling a mountainside in the country`s north, trying to protect trees from loggers who roll in under the cover of darkness, while refugees
Published : 03 February 2023
Jewish National Fund on Trial (again)
Jewish National Fund: A century of land theft, belligerence and erasure A US federal judge had dismissed the suit in 2021 for lack of evidence. However, the JNF argued in court to appeal the decision last
Published : 01 February 2023
Israeli Starts Jerusalem Demolitions
Israel starts to demolish Palestinian homes in Jerusalem The Israeli occupation authorities started to demolish 14 Palestinian homes in occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday, Al-Resalah has reported. The demolitions began by order of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir,
Published : 30 January 2023
KSA: Death Sentences Upheld for Resisting Neom Land Grab
Death Sentences Upheld for Three Men Who Resisted Neom project On 23 January 2023, Saudi Arabia’s Specialised Criminal Court of Appeal upheld death sentences against three members of the Huwaitat tribe, Shadli, Ibrahim and Ataullah al-Huwaiti, in relation to their peaceful
Published : 24 January 2023
A New Issue of LandTimes
This current Issue 27 of Land Times /أحوال الأرضupdates readers with the latest terms and developments related to the housing and land rights and HIC-HLRN’s latest activities in the context of multiple crises from a
Published : 01 January 2023
CSOs Defying Israeli Military Orders
Why My Organization Has Chosen to Defy Israeli Military Orders My organization, Al-Haq, was among 7 raided by Israel and ordered closed in August, but we do not believe in following illegal orders—and so we will
Published : 21 November 2022
CoP27: Climate Justice amid Loss and Damage
The recent CoP27 decision to establish a loss-and-damage is a monumental gain toward survival of the communities most-vulnerable to climate change and its effects. However, this hopeful statement comes with several caveats: Perhaps primary among
Published : 20 November 2022
Webinar: Major outcomes of CoP27
Webinar: Major outcomes of CoP27 negotiations on Resilience and Adaptation Moderator: Diam Bou Diab, Senior Program and Research Officer at ANND Speakers: Sarine Karajerjian, Program Director at Arab Reform Initiative Joseph Schechla, Coordinator of the Habitat International Coalition’s Housing and Land Rights
Published : 13 November 2022
Food Chain Global Youth Champ: Samuel Ikua
Food Chain Global Youth Champion 2022: Samuel Ikua We are pleased to announce that this year’s winner of BBC’s Food Chain Global Youth Champion Award is Samuel Ikua, of HIC Member Mazingira Institute in Nairobi, Kenya. Samuel teaches
Published : 10 November 2022
