Urban Gardening could thrive in Egypt
From Berlin to Medellín, Toronto to Dakar, urban gardening is growing in popularity. City dwellers around the world are cultivating their own food in small gardens, on rooftops, in abandoned lots and other scraps of
Published : 06 November 2015
Urban Gardening in Cairo?
Urban gardening could thrive in Egypt, if the state stays out of the way From Berlin to Medellín, Toronto to Dakar, urban gardening is growing in popularity. City dwellers around the world are cultivating their own
Published : 06 November 2015
Democratic Land Control and Human Rights
In this article, we argue that democratic land control is inseparable from human rights. It is important to understand demands for democratic land control in the context of broadly distinct political conditions that in turn
Published : 02 November 2015
Palestine: Israel Legalizes 800 Settler Homes
JERUSALEM: Israel has retroactively legalised some 800 homes in four settlements in the occupied West Bank, the interior ministry said. They included 377 homes in the Yakir settlement, 187 in Itmar and 94 in Shilo in
Published : 31 October 2015
Yemen: U.N. Warns of Dire Food Situation in Taiz
The U.N. World Food Programme on Friday appealed for safe access to the Yemeni city of Taiz, saying that fighting between warring factions had blocked food supplies and left thousands of people in extreme hunger. The
Published : 30 October 2015
The World`s Most-segregated Cities
“Reclaim your community,” declared the posters. “Hipsters beware.” Pinned around London’s East End last month, they announced Fuck Parade, an anti-gentrification demonstration that culminated in an attack on a café selling bowls of cereal. Long
Published : 28 October 2015
UN Expert: “Abolish Investor-State Dispute Arbitrations”
NEW YORK—“Trade must be made to work for human rights and development and not against them,” the United Nations Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, Alfred de Zayas, has
Published : 26 October 2015
Human Rights and the New Urban Agenda
In her second report to the UN General Assembly, Leilani called on States to include a human rights framework in the development of the New Urban Agenda, to be adopted at the UN Conference on
Published : 22 October 2015
New Evictions of Arab Jerusalem Families
New Evictions of Arab Jerusalem Families Part of Battle for Jerusalem JERUSALEM—In this Monday, 19 October 2015, photo, an Israeli flag hangs on the wall of a building that was taken over by Israeli settlers after
Published : 22 October 2015
