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Housing is a right! Protest and solidarity with the Spanish being evicted

Published in Monday March 18th, 2013 In Mobilisation and agenda

Protest will be head today in front of the Spanish embassy in Paris, London, Edinburg, Berlin, Lisbon in solidarity against evictions and in support to the People’s Legislative Initiative (ILP), the citizens’ response to Spain’s mortgage lending fraud. Please disseminate!

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Rural Zimbabweans struggle to cope with flooding

Published in Friday March 15th, 2013 In In the media

Local people expect rains in November and December. But this year, they experienced floods in late January and February – traditionally months when they prepare for harvest. And rural communities may not yet have seen an end to their losses. At the beginning of March, the country’s meteorological service warned that more heavy rains were expected late into the month.

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Press briefing notes: Hungary, Thailand/Rohingyas and Kenya

Published in Friday March 15th, 2013 In In the media

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 15 March 2013 1) Hungary We are concerned about the swift adoption of the most recent amendment to the Fundamental Law (Constitution) by the Hungarian Parliament on 11 March 2013. The amendment was passed without proper public discussion on issues that […]

UN human rights office voices concern over changes to Hungarian constitution

Published in Friday March 15th, 2013 In In the media

The United Nations today expressed concern over Hungary’s adoption of an amendment to the constitution that threatens the independence of its judiciary, and stressed this could have a profound effect on the human rights of its citizens.
According to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the amendment to the Fundamental Law (constitution) was adopted by the Hungarian Parliament on Monday without proper public discussion on issues that may affect the population’s human rights.

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European court says tough Spanish eviction laws illegal

Published in Thursday March 14th, 2013 In In the media

The European Court of Justice ruled Thursday that harsh property repossession laws in Spain that have led to hundreds of thousands of evictions during the country’s deep recession violate EU laws on consumer protection.

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European court says Spanish eviction laws illegal

Published in Thursday March 14th, 2013 In In the media

The European Court of Justice ruled Thursday that harsh property repossession laws in Spain that have led to hundreds of thousands of evictions during the country’s deep recession violate EU laws on consumer protection, and activists said the decision could lead judges to halt thousands of bank foreclosure proceedings.

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Reconstruction of damaged homes and farms in Abyan, Yemen, to cost YR21 billion

Published in Thursday March 14th, 2013 In In the media

The Abyan Reconstruction Fund (ARF) released the results of a survey assessing the extent and costs of damage to homes and farms in Abyan as a result of clashes that have taken place between government forces and the Al-Qaeda affiliated group Ansar Al-Shaira over the past two years.

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Expropriation, no title and no compensation in Haiti

Published in Thursday March 14th, 2013 In Social movement news

Tuesday, as part of the construction of the new administrative city in the heart of the Capital, Jean-Baptiste Clark Neptune, Director General of Taxes (DGI) announced that the compensation process of owners within the perimeter declared of public utility, will begin.

Stop all forced evictions in Badia East, Lagos (Nigeria)

Published in Thursday March 14th, 2013 In Mobilisation and agenda

As we speak hundreds of people are being forcibly evicted from their homes in Badia East Lagos, Nigeria. Thousands more families are at risk of eviction. Take action and tell the Lagos state governor to stop the evictions now. Click here to help!

Cambodian Police Beat Eviction Protesters

Published in Wednesday March 13th, 2013 In In the media

Cambodian police beat demonstrators who marched to the prime minister’s house Wednesday to protest being evicted from their homes, a confrontation that highlights how contentious the issue of land grabbing is this election year.

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