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600 settlers face eviction in Namibia

Published in Monday June 11th, 2012 In In the media

June 8, 2012 About 600 settlers in the Tsumkwe area run the risk of being evicted from their communal dwellings if government does not come to their aid soon. The settlers, who have been living in the area since 1987, claim that the late chief of the Hai-khom San and former Member of Parliament, Geelbooi […]

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Afghanistan earthquake: More than 20 houses buried; up to 100 feared dead

Published in Monday June 11th, 2012 In In the media

June 11, 2012 As many as 100 people are feared dead in an earthquake and landslide that buried more than 20 houses in northern Afghanistan on Monday, officials said. Rescuers have so far pulled two women’s bodies from the rubble of the landslide in Baghlan province, said provincial Gov. Abdul Majid. The UN confirmed one […]

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Rio+20: It’s time to change perceptions on Rio’s favelas

Published in Monday June 11th, 2012 In Mobilisation and agenda

Since 2004, in partnership with established community organizations, Catalytic Communities has been offering Educational Community Visits to journalists, activists, development researchers, government officials, city planners and architects wanting a deeper and more engaging experience of Rio de Janeiro and its favelas. If you or colleagues plan to be in Rio for the Rio+20 UN Conference […]

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In Australia, a project is turning around lives of the homeless

Published in Monday June 11th, 2012 In In the media

June 11, 2012 by Duncan Kennedy A project helping homeless in a Sydney suburb is claiming impressive results, by challenging the notion that people living on the streets need to find the help themselves. Are we helpless when it comes to the homeless? It seems that many countries and societies don’t know how to solve […]

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Triad United States, Canada and China boycott minimum possibilities of advances in the Rio +20

Published in Wednesday June 6th, 2012 In In the media

June 6, 2012 United States, Canada and China, with occasional support from other countries (like Russia), depending on the situation, are boycotting the minimum possible Rio +20 conclude with concrete progress in terms of measures to reverse the global environmental crisis. The boycott of these countries was evident in the third round of informal negotiations […]

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In Australia, housing evictions rise due to three strikes policy

Published in Tuesday June 5th, 2012 In In the media

June 5, 2012 The State Government’s ‘three strikes’ housing policy has led to almost one eviction a day from Homeswest properties. The three strikes policy for Homeswest tenants came into effect a year ago in response to public outcry over the explosion of a clandestine drug lab in public housing. Figures now show since the […]

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Implement the Law in Ireland!

Published in Monday June 4th, 2012 In Mobilisation and agenda

Equality Can’t Wait – Implement the Law! Last week the Minister for Social Development announced plans to regenerate the Girdwood Barracks site in North Belfast. North Belfast has seen some of the most acute and longstanding housing inequality in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Housing Executive’s own research shows that 95% of the need for new social […]

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Open letter against the illegal and inhuman actions against the Roma people, in Romania

Published in Monday June 4th, 2012 In Social movement news

Read the open letter signed by Romani CRISS, Sanse Egale (Equal Opportunities) and Asociatia Umanitara Impreuna pentru Ei (Humanitarian Asociation Together For Them), opposing to actions initiated by the mayor of City Hall Baia Mare (Romania), against citizens of Roma ethnicity in the locality, specially regarding their right to housing.

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Sri Lanka looks to restore war zone property

Published in Monday June 4th, 2012 In In the media

June 3rd, 2012 Sri Lanka is to bring in special property laws to protect the rights of hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the island’s Tamil separatist war, a justice ministry official said Sunday. The measure could see absentee owners, or their heirs, looking to reverse decades of possession by other people in both the […]

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Life at the World Cup in South Africa: corruption, bribery, bad-decisions and white elephants

Published in Friday June 1st, 2012 In In the media

A publication written by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), investigates a string of alleged ‘wheeling and dealing’ strategies behind the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. It details six case studies, written by journalists from South Africa and the UK. They provide a stark contrast between the stated goals of bringing the World Cup to Africa for the first time and the potential for corruption that accompanies such a huge event.

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