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Rio 2016: The race is on to revamp Brazil’s party city

Published in Monday August 13th, 2012 In In the media

(Português) 13 August 2012 The curtain has fallen on the London Olympics, so all eyes are now turning to the next host city – Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has a huge task to get the venues ready, as the BBC’s Quentin Sommerville reports from the city. At the beach’s edge in Barra da Tijuca in […]

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In Kenya, 200 Buildings in Eldoret Town May Be Demolished

Published in Monday August 13th, 2012 In In the media

August 10, 2012 More than 200 major buildings in Eldoret town, including six banks, might be demolished to pave the way for the construction of a Sh7.5 billion highway. Engineers surveying the construction of the Eldoret-Malaba Highway have alerted the Eldoret Municipal Council that the buildings are located on the road reserve and will interfere […]

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Nigeria: Lori-Ogbebor Leads Protest Over Land Acquisition By Govt

Published in Friday August 10th, 2012 In In the media

August 8, 2012 HUNDREDS of Itsekiri indigenes of Okere community in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, were yesterday, led on a protest by Chief Rita Lori-Ogbebor against alleged forceful acquisition of their land, measuring over 3.197 hectares by Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan for the building of a model primary school. The protesting community […]

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Do not keep silent: communicate your case of eviction!

Published in Friday August 10th, 2012 In Mobilisation and agenda

The Tribunal for Evictions launches an international call to identify cases of evictions for its 2012 session. The Tribunal will take place on 28 September 2012 in Geneva within the Geneva Habitat Forum and for the launch of the World Zero Evictions days 2012.

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Nigeria: The Scramble for African Land (I)

Published in Friday August 10th, 2012 In In the media

August 9, 2012 Just like more than two-thirds of the human body consists of water, the earth is 75 per cent water. Land is therefore a precious finite resource that is just a quarter of the earth’s surface. No wonder it has been a source of many conflicts and wars over the centuries. The Arab […]

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Zimbabwe: U.S.$4 Million Required for Relocation of Tokwe-Murkosi Displacements

Published in Friday August 10th, 2012 In In the media

August 9, 2012 Government requires US$4 million to build four new schools for nearly 3 000 families being relocated to pave way for the Tokwe-Murkosi Dam in Chivi South. Relocation of the families from the dam’s flood area has started with nearly 60 families having already been resettled in the Chisase area near Nuanetsi Ranch. […]

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Philippines struggles to help millions of flood victims

Published in Friday August 10th, 2012 In In the media

August 9, 2012 Flooding in the Philippines from monsoon rain has affected millions of people in Manila and throughout Luzon. The emergency services are struggling to cope with the massive numbers of people seeking disaster relief. Philippine authorities on Thursday made an appeal for help in containing the fallout from heavy monsoon rains, as the […]

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France clears Roma camp in fresh wave of expulsions

Published in Friday August 10th, 2012 In In the media

August 9, 2012 French police raided a makeshift Roma camp on Thursday, evicting 200 people as the Socialist government quietly follows the former conservative administration’s policy of repatriating illegal immigrants. Dozens of police officers in riot gear descended on the camp near the city of Lille, in northern France, shortly after dawn to oversee the […]

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International Land Coalition (ILC) Supports Human Rights Defenders Working on Land Rights

Published in Thursday August 9th, 2012 In Social movement news

August 8, 2012 Human rights defenders (HRDs) working on land rights frequently come under attack from their own governments or powerful private actors. For instance, minority groups, indigenous peoples and those working in remote areas frequently suffer human rights violations. HRDs and their family members are killed at an alarming rate for defending human rights, […]

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An Urgent Need for Urban Law Reform in Africa

Published in Wednesday August 8th, 2012 In Social movement news

August 7, 2012 There is an urgent need to promote urban law reform in Sub-Saharan Africa if the continent’s rapidly growing cities are to fulfill their potential for economic growth. This was the key message that emerged from a meeting of urban planning and legal experts held under the auspices of the African Centre for Cities […]

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