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World Urban Forum

Published in Monday May 14th, 2012 In Mobilisation and agenda

From 1-7 September 2012, Naples (Italy) will host the 6th session of the World Urban Forum. The event’s programme, as well as the dialogues it will host, can be found at http://www.worldurbanforum.org/.

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UN approves guidelines against land grabbing

Published in Monday May 14th, 2012 In In the media

May 12, 2012 After three years of discussions, the UN has agreed a document meant to protect local populations against land grabbing. It should help ensure the right to food. When big investors buy up land, small farmers are often driven from the land that feeds them. On Friday (11.05.2012) the 128 countries in the […]

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50 hurt in N’ganj eviction drive (Bangladesh)

Published in Monday May 14th, 2012 In In the media

May 12, 2012 At least 50 people, including some police personnel, were hurt in clashes between police and residents of Narayanganj Railway Colony who were protesting against eviction of the colony on Saturday. As the residents of the colony did not heed to a notice asking them to remove constructions on the Railways Division land, […]

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Taking Spain’s austerity measures to task at the United Nations

Published in Friday May 11th, 2012 In Social movement news

May 11, 2012 On the occasion of the Spain’s first appearance in eight years before the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, CESR together with a coalition of 18 Spanish NGOs has presented a parallel report comprising detailed evidence of retrogressions in human rights due to austerity measures. This document was complemented by […]

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“Human rights need to be at the heart of land concessions for positive impact”, says UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia

Published in Friday May 11th, 2012 In News

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Mr. Surya P. Subedi, urged the Royal Government of Cambodia to act with more transparency when granting and managing economic and other land concessions, exercise more oversight over business enterprises involved with concessions, and make the process more inclusive for the individuals and communities affected.

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Affordable housing advocates should talk about land use (USA)

Published in Friday May 11th, 2012 In Opinion

May 10, 2012 by David Alpert When discussing housing affordability, there are 2 groups of advocates who are constantly talking past each other. Affordable housing groups do not engage with the economic arguments for building more housing, while proponents of expanding the housing supply don’t spend enough time thinking about how to ensure that an […]

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Favela do Metrô terrorized through dawn (Brazil)

Published in Thursday May 10th, 2012 In Social movement news

May 9, 2012 RioOnWatch was the first news site to report on the brutal Favela do Metrô eviction back in November 2010. A year and a half later we revisit the scene to see how residents have faired. Slideshow is also available. Two years on from the first announcements that their houses would be cleared to make […]

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Guatemala: Holding the World Bank Accountable for Human Rights Violations

Published in Thursday May 10th, 2012 In Social movement news

May 09, 2012 The Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR) together with Rights Action and the International Human Rights Clinic at Western New England University School of Law has filed a Petition before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in an attempt to hold the World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) […]

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Nepal: Concern over the condition of the elderly, women and children rendered homeless by evictions

Published in Thursday May 10th, 2012 In Social movement news

May 10, 2012 The Asian Human Rights Commission condemns the excessive use of force and the lack of due process in the eviction of the community living in the squatter settlements in Thapathali, Kathmandu on the banks of the Bagmati River on 8 May 2012. Over 248 houses, including a school, were destroyed in the […]

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Threatened forced eviction of the the Dobri Jeliazkov community (Bulgaria)

Published in Wednesday May 9th, 2012 In Social movement news

May 08, 2012 Action is urgently needed to prevent the forced eviction of several families and to restore access to drinking water. The Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR), along with its Bulgarian partner Equal Opportunities Association (EOA), represent the Dobri Jeliazkov community in Sofia, Bulgaria in their struggle to prevent the […]

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