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Czech Authorities Must Prevent a Forced Eviction of Roma Families

Published in Sunday August 5th, 2012 In Social movement news

August 3rd, 2012 Amnesty International today called on Czech authorities to prevent forcibly evicting dozens of Roma families living in rental accommodations in the north-eastern Czech town of Ostrava this weekend. On Friday morning, the head of Ostrava’s construction office delivered an eviction notice to more than 40 Roma families living in rented housing on […]

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Uganda: Gold in Mubende and 270 Families Evicted

Published in Friday August 3rd, 2012 In In the media

August 1st, 2012 A gold-mining factory operating in a remote, shabby outpost of Bukuya in Kassanda North county, Mubende district, has courted conflict with more than 270 families claiming that they were paid peanuts to quit their land. AUC Mining is a locally registered company with Ugandan and British owners. The company’s local partners include […]

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Kenya: 200 Pokot Resettled

Published in Friday August 3rd, 2012 In In the media

August 1st, 2012 More than 200 Pokot pastoralist families displaced by armed conflict at the Kenya-Uganda border have been resettled in Orolwo village in Pokot North District by a local non governmental organisation. The affected families that reside in Kanyerus, Asilong and Konyao locations were routed from their villages, due to frequent crossborder cattle rustling […]

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Consultation on Security of Tenure: Thursday 6 September, Naples, Italy

Published in Thursday August 2nd, 2012 In News

Taking advantage of the organization of the World Urban Forum VI in Naples, Italy, the Special Rapporteur is organizing an informal consultation on security of tenure immediately after the closing session of the World Urban Forum, on Thursday 6 September.

Tackling slum problems in Zambia

Published in Thursday August 2nd, 2012 In Social movement news

August 1st, 2012 The Zambian government last week invited a broad range of experts, central and local government officials and community representatives to discuss new ways of dealing with the country’s slum problems. A Slum Upgrading and Prevention Dialogue was officially inaugurated by Mr. Bernard S. C Namachila, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Local Government […]

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Ghana Renews Efforts to Tackle Housing Deficit

Published in Thursday August 2nd, 2012 In In the media

July 31st, 2012 The government of Ghana is placing renewed attention on tackling the housing deficit, with an emphasis on private sector investment, better urban planning and more low-cost homes. Two recently launched projects that dovetail with these aims could point the way for construction development. The Ghana Housing Profile, authored by the UN Human […]

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Social housing evictions ‘harder’ in Scotland

Published in Wednesday August 1st, 2012 In In the media

July 31st, 2012 A law which makes it harder for councils and housing associations to evict tenants for failing to pay their rent has come into place in Scotland. Changes introduced by the Housing Scotland Act 2010 mean social landlords now need to undertake a series of actions before going to court to evict a […]

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Namibia: Uncertainty for Tsumkwe Settlers

Published in Wednesday August 1st, 2012 In In the media

July 31st, 2012 The spokesperson for a group of people who settled in the Tsumkwe area, and currently face eviction, says that their plight has worsened since they are now being denied access to water for their animals. Juda Nganjone, told New Era that the farmers now take their animals wherever they can find water […]

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Disaster Relief Fund for India

Published in Tuesday July 31st, 2012 In Mobilisation and agenda

Incessant rainfall in Assam during the last week of June resulted in heavy flooding in Brahmaputra and its tributaries. 77 people have lost their life and more than 10,00,000 people from 27 districts have been affected, several thousands of people rendered homeless and several thousands of hectares of agricultural lands inundated by flood waters causing […]

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Chile: several children injured after violent eviction

Published in Tuesday July 31st, 2012 In Social movement news

On 23 July, police officers (carabineros) reportedly moved in to evict a group of Mapuche Indigenous people who a day earlier had occupied a plot of agricultural land in Ercilla – 600 km south of Santiago – as part of an ongoing protest to reclaim their traditional territory in Chile’s Araucanía region.

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