Israel’s exploitation of natural resources in the Occupied Palestinian Territory for its own use is in direct violation of its legal responsibilities as an occupying power, says UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk.
The law affects traditional communities who have passed down land for generations, and revenues from resource extraction are going to the army and its allies.
Botswana must step up efforts to recognise and protect the rights of minorities in relation to public services, land and resource use and the use of minority languages in education and other critical areas, says the UN Special Rapporteur on Minorities.
The Government’s new National Planning Policy Framework takes an irrational approach to fracking and natural resources considerations, says Client Earth.