Evergrande liquidation order rattles China’s economy Michael Smith, Reuters Tokyo—China Evergrande Group, the property developer at the centre of China’s real estate crisis, will be broken up and liquidated under a Hong Kong court order, in a move [that]
Published : 29 January 2024Domicide: The Mass Destruction of Homes Should Be a Crime Against Humanity Dr. Rajagopal is the U.N. special rapporteur on the right to adequate housing. Ms. Baker’s home was destroyed in the war in Gaza. The widespread
Published : 29 January 2024Bugoma forest destruction worsening climate change Bugoma Central Forest Reserve is regarded as key in absorbing fossil gases that will be produced by oil extraction and production activities. The ongoing destruction of the green belt spanning two
Published : 28 January 2024Dire Plight of More Than 10 Million Now Displaced by Conflicts in Sudan Must Not be Ignored Geneva/Port Sudan—A staggering 10.7 million people are now displaced by conflicts in Sudan, nine million inside the country according
Published : 26 January 2024Forced displacement at record levels as a cause and consequence of increased need More people are displaced now than since the beginning of the century. By September 2023, over 114 million people were estimated to have
Published : 23 January 2024We, the undersigned organizations, commend South Africa on its Application to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) invoking the Genocide Convention against Israel. We now urge other countries to reinforce this strongly worded and well-argued complaint by
Published : 20 January 2024THe following is the text of an Open Letter from prominent Brazilians in support of the decision of President Lula Silva to support the South African application to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), charging
Published : 17 January 2024100 Days of Ongoing Genocide in Gaza Amid the International Community`s Failure to Protect Palestinians Today, 14 January 2024, Israel’s genocidal military campaign against Gaza enters its hundredth day. Over this period, Al Mezan, Al-Haq, and
Published : 14 January 2024Which countries back South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at ICJ? Here are countries that joined or welcomed the ICJ case charging Israel with committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, and calling for provisional measures to
Published : 12 January 2024