Twenty human rights groups sound alarm over Israel´s violations of international law
An international coalition of 20 aid agencies and human rights groups, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Oxfam International, stated on Monday that Israel has stepped up unlawful demolitions in the West Bank including East Jerusalem over the past year, displacing a record number of Palestinian families. They also said that this sharp rise [...]
Veolia tries to sugar-coat its complicity in Israeli violations of international law (VIDEO)
Veolia is involved in several Israeli projects in the occupied West Bank in violation of international law. It is still involved in the Israeli Jerusalem Light Rail project connecting illegal Israeli colonies to Jerusalem. The company also operates four bus lines running between Israel and illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. Furthermore, Veolia owns [...]
UN body calls for an end to home demolitions – Israeli forces make use of JCB machines
The United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) discussed Israel’s State Report on its compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights at its recent session (14 November to 2 December 2011). The Israeli report dates from November 2008. Several international, Palestinian and Israeli human rights organizations provided additional [...]
Home demolitions in Beit Hanina executed with Volvo and Hyundai equipment
On 24 November, Israeli forces protected the Volvo and Hyundai equipment that was used to demolish three homes in Beit Hanina, occupied East Jerusalem. Haitham Katib made a video on the action. The photo is a screenshot from his video. The destructive action left twenty people homeless, including six children. Since 1967 around 2,000 homes have [...]
Traffic, everywhere every time in Lagos; Are there solutions?
The current state of the Lagos traffic situation is not nice. It is more of a burden to anyone except for odd reasons. Road traffic in Lagos comes for any reason and at any time on any route within its borders; this situation is biting and it is not excessively talked about for solutions. Lagos [...]
« go back — keep looking »