Burma: Ethnic Armed Groups Confiscate Land
HURFOM--In recent months Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) has been tracking various cases of land confiscation, some of which took place years ago but have only now come to light. So far, published documentation
Published : 20 July 2013
Chicago: Reclaiming Homes, Rights for Homeless
Since 2010, the Chicago Anti-Eviction Campaign has taken over nearly 30 abandoned South and West Side residences, rehabbed them and moved in homeless families. Willie "J.R" Fleming, a longtime housing rights activist and co-founder of the
Published : 15 July 2013
Israel Still Justifies Naqab Arabs` Forced Eviction
The Prawer Plan relays on a unjust assumption that the ownership claims of the Arab Bedouins on their land in the Negev are not legitimate since they are not listed in the Land Registry books.
Published : 27 June 2013
ETO Consortium 6th Conference
Extraterritorial Obligations (ETO) Consortium Meets Again The 6th conference of the Extraterritorial (ETO) Consortium took place as a special event of the Vienna+20 Action Week on Human Rights in Vienna, on 25 and 26 June 2013.
Published : 26 June 2013
Istanbulites to IOC: “Don’t Select Our City”
Esteemed members of the IOC; This is a call from two human rights organizations, Urban Movements Istanbul / HIC (Habitat International Coalition) and People’s Houses on behalf the citizens of Istanbul from all ages, social and
Published : 21 June 2013
Cuba: World’s Oddest Property Market
Cuba, home of the world’s oddest property market, is finally allowing its people to buy and sell homes but property lawyers and agents are still illegal Havana—It’s only 9am but it’s already 33C on the Malecón,
Published : 18 June 2013
Egypt under CESCR Review
The Habitat International Coalition and affiliate civil society organizations have submitted an analytical report to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) for its current review of the state party: Egypt. The collective
Published : 13 June 2013
Brazil: 1-Yr World Cup Countdown, 1,000s Face Eviction
Today, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and FIFA President Sepp Blatter will officially mark the one-year countdown to the opening of the 2014 World Cup. Meanwhile, thousands of Brazil’s residents struggle to rebuild their lives after
Published : 12 June 2013
Sri Lanka:Protests against Demolishing Women Homes
Tension prevailed in the Galle suburb of Karapitiya on Wednesday June 12th 2013 when Muslim women protesting the intended demolition of their homes by the Urban Development Authority(UDA)demonstrated in front of bulldozers and succeeded temporarily
Published : 12 June 2013
