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Cambodia: release of 13 Boeung Kak representatives tainted by police violence

Published in Thursday June 28th, 2012 In Social movement news

Organizations welcome the release today of the 13 jailed Boeung Kak (BK) representatives who protested agains land eviction. However, they strongly condemn police violence against BK residents trying to reach the appeal court and regret that the convictions against the 13 were upheld despite the government’s failure, again, to present any evidence of the alleged crimes.

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In Cambodia, Court frees 13 land eviction protesters

Published in Thursday June 28th, 2012 In In the media

June 27, 2012 A Cambodian appeals court Wednesday ordered the release of 13 women who had been sentenced to 2½ years in prison for protesting their eviction from their homes without adequate compensation, in a case that was widely seen as an example of injustice. The women cheered in the courtroom, their supporters applauded and […]

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Israeli demolitions: “Number of Palestinians affected has increased by 87%”, says UN Special Rapporteur

Published in Thursday June 28th, 2012 In News on the Rapporteurs

June 27, 2012 United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, Richard Falk, warned Wednesday that the number of people affected by the demolition of Palestinian buildings has increased by 87% compared to last year. Mr. Falk also demanded that the Israeli Government immediately stop demolishing Palestinian homes […]

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In the US, Thousands Flee Colorado Springs Area as Winds Fuel Wildfire

Published in Thursday June 28th, 2012 In In the media

June 27, 2012 With wind and heat giving it new strength, the furious wildfire that has been burning in the foothills around Colorado’s second-largest city doubled in size by Wednesday, first roaring past containment lines and forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee, chased by billowing smoke, blowing ash and the fear that their […]

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Brazil World Cup: Forced Evictions Violate Residents’ Rights

Published in Thursday June 28th, 2012 In In the media

The minidocumentary “We Are The Legacy: The Story of Elisangela” (below) is the first in a series of videos being produced by the human rights organization Witness, in partnership with Brazil’s Comitê Popular Rio Copa e Olimpíadas, to tell the story of people affected by forced evictions linked directly or indirectly to preparations for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

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Making land laws work better for women in Rwanda

Published in Tuesday June 26th, 2012 In News

June 22, 2012 When Thabita Mukamusana’s partner died shortly after the birth of their child, she raised their son without hope of connecting him to his paternal family, or his inheritance, in her village in south-west Rwanda. Because the boy had been born outside of marriage, she believed that any claim would be impossible. Yet […]

Campaign against demolitions in Lubango, Angola

Published in Tuesday June 26th, 2012 In Social movement news

June 25, 2012 The Housing and Land Rights Network of Habitat International Coalition has learned from the Constructing Communities Association (Associação Construindo Comunidades (ACC), HIC-HLRN Association and other sources in Angola, of current and further forced evictions in the “Arco-Iris” (Rainbow) Zone of Lubango City, in Angola’s southwestern Huíla Province. From 12 May up to 12 […]

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Eviction drive sends families to the streets in Indira Nagar, India

Published in Tuesday June 26th, 2012 In In the media

The Chennai Corporation on Monday removed several houses and a small temple that came in the way of a proposed approach road to a new bridge connecting Rajiv Gandhi Salai and Indira Nagar. The bridge was recently inaugurated by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa via teleconferencing.

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International Conference – Land policy in Latin America

Published in Tuesday June 26th, 2012 In Mobilisation and agenda

LAND POLICY in LATIN AMERICA Access to an Adequate Living Environment for Everyone   “Social Production of Habitat for an Urban and Rural World” “More than 50% of the global population lives in urban areas” Strengthening the Region’s Social Movements Socially, Economically, and Environmentally Sustainable Human Settlements and Urban Neighborhoods   CIDAP (Center for Population […]

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Uganda searches for survivors after deadly mudslide

Published in Tuesday June 26th, 2012 In In the media

At least 18 people have been killed with more feared dead in eastern Uganda after a mudslide buried several villages. The slide followed heavy rains in an area where deforestation is thought to contribute to the problem.

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