Settlements to be Evacuated in the Gaza Strip
Source: Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights Israel’s announcement of its intention to unilaterally disengage from the Gaza Strip has stimulated debate about the details of the settlements to be evacuated. [...]
Iran: UN steps up criticism of minority discrimination
In an interview with the Reuters news agency, Miloon Kothari spoke of his impressions following his visit to Iran, including the Ahwazi homeland in the province of Khuzestan. He identified three groups facing discrimination regarding housing and land rights in Iran: ethnic and religious minorities, Nomadic groups and women.
UN rights experts call on Israel to remove barrier on occupied Palestinian territory
A group of United Nations human rights experts today called on Israel to dismantle the barrier it is building in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and to make reparation for all damage caused, stressing that continued construction constitutes a violation of the country's human rights obligations.
Iran confiscating minorities’ land says UN report
Iran is denying basic amenities to its ethnic and religious minorities and in some cases confiscating their land, a preliminary U.N. report said on Saturday. The report focused on accounts of discrimination in areas across the country's western borders, home to Arab and Kurdish minorities, where ethnic unrest has flared this week.
UN Expert on Housing Rights Concludes Visit to Iran
M. Kothari calls for increased focus on the housing rights of the ethnic and religious minorities and women's equal rights to land and housing
IRAN: Interview with Human Rights Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing
Access to adequate housing in Iran is fraught with difficulties. Iran is riddled with earthquake fault lines and prone to severe droughts. The burgeoning population, coupled with massive population migration from rural to urban areas has resulted in a surge in demand for housing. M. Kothari spent 12 days in Iran and his mandate included the examination of issues related to the rights of ethnic minorities, women, property evictions and land tenure.
UN World Habitat Day 2005 to Focus on Cities, Slums and Development
With one sixth of the world's population - one billion people - living in slums, slum upgrading and slum prevention is critical to meeting the development goals agreed on by world leaders, the United Nations agency for human settlements said today as it announced the theme for World Habitat Day.
Women’s Right to Adequate Housing, Land, & Livelihood – India National Workshop & Public Hearing
Cultural prejudices often limit women from managing their own property or that shared with their husbands. Inheritance by women is a sensitive subject and varies widely across religions and cultures.
The Urban Imperative: Urban outreach strategies for protected area agencies
The disconnections between cities and protected area systems are part of a bigger problem. What is needed first and foremost is an ecosystem approach to policy-making and policy implementation that recognizes the interdependence of cities and the larger environment.
Housing and Land Rights Day: The Right to the City
Call to action for Monday 3 October 2005
Global Agenda for Protection of Refugee Women & Children
The Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children actively participated in the Global Consultations on International Protection and the development of the Agenda for Protection (AfP). We view the AfP as an important tool to advance the protection and empowerment of refugee women and children. The following is a brief synopsis of some of the Women’s Commission’s ongoing activities aimed at addressing the key protection concerns of displaced women and children.
Grants Permit to Arab Bedouin Family to Build Home on their Privately-Owned Land in the Galilee
After Seven-Year Legal Struggle, Land and Planning Appeals in its Concluding Observations, the CEDAW Committee emphasized 14 areas of concern and recommendations regarding Israel’s violation of the basic rights of Palestinian women citizens of Israel and Palestinian women living in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs), which are safeguarded under the CEDAW.