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Canada: B.C. to Align Laws with UNDRIP |
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By :Stephanie Wood, National Observer |
| 24 October 2019 |
B.C. tables United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples bill today
British Columbia is the first province to begin legislating the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, a landmark international document on Indigenous rights.
The province is introducing a bill today that will ensure all provincial laws
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PHROC Rebukes Donor States over UNRWA Cuts |
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By :Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC) |
| 04 August 2019 |
Palestinian Refugees must not suffer the consequences of alleged misconduct. Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC) criticizes funding cuts to UNRWA over ethics evaluation.
PHROC: Support UNRWA and Ensure Refugee Rights under International Law
A ten-page report was issued by the ethics office of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)
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Tibet: China Imprisons Local Land Defenders |
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By :Tibetan Center for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) |
| 28 April 2019 |
Nine Tibetans sentenced up to 7 years in prison under China’s “organised crime” crackdown
A notice issued in February 2018 by the Tibet Autonomous Region Public Security Department had criminalised various human rights activities such as local activists espousing causes like economic freedom, right to livelihood, environmental protection, cultural freedom (Article
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Women’s Land and Home--Uganda |
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By :HIC-HLRN and SSA:UHSNET |
| 15 April 2019 |
How—and how much—housing and land rights violations affect women
Dispossession, forced eviction and other land and housing rights violations can have a more-significant and differentiated impact on women, given that women are often more social and economically vulnerable than men. This is particularly true, as women often start out from a
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USA: Court Rules IFC Not Immune |
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By :Diane Desierto, European Journal of International Law blog |
| 28 February 2019 |
SCOTUS decision in Jam et al v. International Finance Corporation (IFC) denies absolute immunity to IFC…with caveats
When it rains, it somehow pours.
February 2019 ended up being such a landmark month for international law adjudication. A day after the International Court of Justice released its landmark Chagos Advisory Opinion (finely discussed by
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HICtionary Newly Updated |
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By :HIC-HLRN |
| 06 May 2018 |
HIC-HLRN has just updated the HICtionary: Key Habitat Terms from A to Z. This reference work is the result of deliberation and debate across multiple specializations, regions and cultures within the membership of Habitat International Coalition (HIC). The purpose of that debate—and this reference work—have been to consolidate and harmonize
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Land Haunts Germany`s Namibia Genocides |
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By :Joe Brock, Reuters |
| 07 March 2018 |
Land haunts Germany`s effort to atone for Africa genocide
OKAHANDJA, Namibia—Namibia’s Herero people are heartened that Germany is keen to atone for the genocide of their ancestors, but they expect something Berlin says it is not in a position to give.
“What we want is our land,” said 74-year-old Alex Kaubtauuapela, whose
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Land Haunts Germany`s Namibia Genocides |
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By :Joe Brock, Reuters |
| 02 March 2017 |
Land haunts Germany`s effort to atone for Africa genocide
OKAHANDJA, Namibia—Namibia’s Herero people are heartened that Germany is keen to atone for the genocide of their ancestors, but they expect something Berlin says it is not in a position to give.
“What we want is our land,” said 74-year-old Alex Kaubtauuapela, whose
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Namibians Sue Germany for Land Grab, Genocide |
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By :Al Jazeera |
| 06 January 2017 |
The Ovaherero and Nama people of Namibia launch lawsuit against Germany for alleged land theft and killing of 100,000 people more than 100 years ago.
Two indigenous groups in Namibia have filed a lawsuit against Germany, accusing it of genocide committed by colonial rulers more than a century ago.
The suit was filed
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Kenya: Courts Stops Kibera Nubian Eviction |
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By :KBC Reporters |
| 31 August 2016 |
The High Court has temporarily barred Kenya Urban Roads Authority from evicting members of the Nubian community from their homes in Kibra constituency in Nairobi in order to pave way for construction of the Southern Bypass.
The community who are complainants in the case say the respondents did not follow
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Morocco: EU Court Annuls Trade Agreement |
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By :WSRW |
| 10 December 2015 |
BRUSSELS—The European Court of Justice has this morning ordered the annulment of a trade agreement between Morocco and the European Union since it includes the territory of Western Sahara. "A landmark decision in the history of the occupation of Western Sahara," states Western Sahara Resources Watch (WSRW).
The judgment was
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HIC Reviews Habitat III Issue Papers |
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By :HIC-HLRN |
| 31 July 2015 |
Habitat International Coalition has just issued its compilation of inputs from Members and officers following their review of the Habitat III Issue Papers. The 22 thematic contributions from technical experts selected by the UN-Habitat/Habitat III Secretariat have been drafted as a framework for the debate leading up to the Third
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Myanmar: Villagers Protest Hydropower Dam |
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By :Nan Wai Pyo Zar, Karen News |
| 19 May 2015 |
The villagers from the Palet Wa region in Thandaung Township lost their homes and land to a hydro-power dam in Htantabin Township are protesting and demanding their lands are returned from the companies.
More than a 100 villagers and representatives from community-based-organizations demonstrated at Thaukyekat No.2 site to staged a protest
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Document Title
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Publication Date |
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WLH Kampala Workshop Report
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14 May 2019 |
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Commission of Inquiry into Post-election Violence
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05 December 2018 |
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Rapport d’inventaire des biens des communautés locales de Mvuzi 3, Lubuaku, Lundu et Kilengo à Inga
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06 June 2018 |
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SDG Land Indicators presentation
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27 April 2018 |
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العدالة الانتقالية وحقوق الأرض والسكن في اليمن: محافظة تعز نموذجا
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28 February 2018 |
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برنامج منتدى الأرض لشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا
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25 October 2017 |
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Peace Block letter on Sur, Diyarbakır
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19 August 2017 |
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Human Rights Habitat Observatory
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10 July 2017 |
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Matrice de Pertes/Outil pour l`évaluation des impacts de l`expulsion
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28 August 2016 |
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Comentarios de HIC a los Documentos Marco sobre Políticas de Hábitat III (resumen)
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31 January 2016 |
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Cadre d’action pour la sécurité alimentaire et la nutrition lors des crises prolongées (CSA-CDA)
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15 October 2015 |
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Marco de Acción para la Seguridad Alimentaria y la Nutrición durante Crisis Prolongadas (marco de acción del CSA)
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15 October 2015 |
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Herramienta para los Informes Nacionales Paralelos de Hábitat III
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03 August 2015 |
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HIC Comments on Habitat III Issue Papers
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31 July 2015 |
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Counting the Cost of Forced Eviction: Muthurwa Estates
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11 May 2015 |
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Counting the Cost of Forced Eviction: Kenya
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14 August 2014 |
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Use of the HLRN “Eviction Impact Assessment” Tool in a Post-disaster Situation: An assessment of the loss of property resulting from floods in Bainsiria Village, Bari Block, Jajpur District, Odisha
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14 July 2014 |
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Abu Ghalib Village Reparations
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16 March 2014 |
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ETOs and Situations of Conflict, Occupation and War: Applying the Maastricht Principles
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11 July 2013 |
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Gwangju Human Rights Charter (Korean Language)
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21 May 2012 |
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Gwangju Human Rights Charter (English version)
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21 May 2012 |
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Prequantification Analysis Summary: Muthalath Maspero, Cairo
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11 February 2012 |
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العراق: قانون هيئة دعاوي الملكية
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09 March 2010 |
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United Nations Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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02 October 2007 |
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Déclaration des Nations Unies sur les droits des peuples autochtones
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02 October 2007 |
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Declaración de las Naciones Unidas sobre los derechos de los pueblos indígenas
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02 October 2007 |
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Basic Principles and Guidelines on Development-based Evictions and Displacement, A/HRC/4/18
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26 August 2007 |
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Principios Básicos y Directrices sobre los Desalojos y el Desplazamiento Generados por el Desarrollo, A/HRC/4/18
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26 August 2007 |
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Principes de base et directives sur les expulsions forcées et les déplacements liés au développement, A/HRC/4/18
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26 August 2007 |
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Basic Principles and Guidelines on Development-based Evictions and Displacement, A/HRC/4/18
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05 February 2007 |
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المبادئ الأساسية والمبادئ التوجيهية المتعلقة بعمليات الإخلاء والترحيل بدافع التنمية
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05 February 2007 |
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Principes de base et directives concernant les expulsions et les déplacements liés au développement, A/HRC/4/18
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05 February 2007 |
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Principios básicos y directrices sobre los desalojos y el desplazamiento generados por el desarrollo, A/HRC/4/18
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05 February 2007 |
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The European Charter for Equality of Women and Men in Local Life
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16 May 2006 |
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Housing and property restitution in the context of the return of refugees and internally displaced persons, E/CN.4/Sub.2/2005/17
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28 June 2005 |
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Principios sobre la restitución de las viviendas y el patrimonio de los refugiados y las personas desplazadas, E/CN.4/Sub.2/2005/17
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28 June 2005 |
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رد المساكن والممتلكات في سياق عودة اللاجئين والمشردين داخلياً "المبادئ المتعلقة برد المساكن والممتلكات إلى اللاجئين والمشردين، E/CN.4/Sub.2/2005/17
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28 June 2005 |
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Principes concernant la restitution des logements et des biens dans le cadre du retour des réfugiés et autres personnes déplacées, E/CN.4/Sub.2/2005/17
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28 June 2005 |
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Rebuilding from the Ruins, Listening to the Voices from Gujarat and Restoring People`s Rights to Housing, Livelihood and Life, A Report on Ethnic Conflict in Gujarat, India
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30 January 2003 |
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European Charter for the Safeguarding of Human Rights in the City
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18 May 2000 |
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“Study on treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements between States and indigenous populations,” Final report by the Special Rapporteur, E/CN.4/Sub.2/1999/20
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22 June 1999 |
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NGO Treaty on Urbanisation. Towards Just Democratic and Sustainable Cities, Towns and Villages
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16 June 1992 |
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الاتفاقية رقم 169 بشأن الشعوب الأصلية والقبلية في البلدان المستقلة
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27 June 1989 |
