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The Right to the City in a land in conflict: the situation of Palestinian cities 70 years after the "Nakba"
15/05/2018
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the “Nakba”, this article recalls the words of the Mayor of the Palestinian city of Bethlehem, Anton Salman, who took part, at the…
Assassination of Marielle Franco, Municipal Councillor of Rio de Janeiro: Statement by the Co-Chair of the CSIPDHR Committee of UCLG, Patrick Braouezec
Assassination of Marielle Franco, Municipal Councillor of Rio de Janeiro: Statement by the Co-Chair of the CSIPDHR Committee of UCLG, Patrick Braouezec
15/03/2018
Source photo : Mídia Ninja Marielle Franco, 38, was one of the 32 black women elected councillors in Brazil capital cities. Sociologist, born in the favela of Maré, in Rio de…
Local Democracy is still in danger in Turkey
Local Democracy is still in danger in Turkey
15/09/2017
In view of the next phase of the trial against Gültan Kisanak, Mayor of the city of Diyarbakır, next 15 September, the Committee expresses its concern about the situation of local…
Solidarity between cities and territories to fight fear: open letter of Patrick Braouezec, Co-President of UCLG CSIPDHR to Barcelona Mayor
Solidarity between cities and territories to fight fear: open letter of Patrick Braouezec, Co-President of UCLG CSIPDHR to Barcelona Mayor
30/08/2017
Patrick Braouezec, President of Plaine Commune, and CO-President of UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights, write an open letter to Ada Colau…
#FreeGültan: Solidarity with Diyarbakır’s arrested co-Mayors and call to respect local democracy in Turkey
12/06/2017
Next 20 June, the trial against the arrested Co-Mayor of our member city of Diyarbakır, Gültan Kışanak, will take place under a context of state of emergency in Turkey. According…