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African land grabs are ‘out of control’

Published in Friday October 5th, 2012 In In the media

October 04, 2012 Oxfam called on the World Bank to stop aiding foreign investors, including the oil-rich Persian Gulf monarchies, buying up vast tracts of farmland in Africa. The Oxfam charity has called on the World Bank to stop aiding foreign investors, including oil-rich Persian Gulf monarchies that can’t grow their own food, buying up […]

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In Niger, flooding adds to humanitarian woes

Published in Monday October 1st, 2012 In In the media

September 29th, 2012 Already beset with a severe hunger crisis, the West African nation of Niger is now grappling with the worst flooding in 80 years. At least a half-million people have been displaced, according to the aid agency Oxfam, and cholera rates are expected to rise. More than 80 people have died in the floods, […]

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The Roma in France: “Is Hollande going to expel us all?”

Published in Monday October 1st, 2012 In In the media

(Português) October 1st, 2012 Like their classmates, Roma children in one Paris suburb are getting to grips with a new school year – but French ministers continue to play politics with their future. The Roma families who live in the Voltaire settlement in Saint-Denis, near Paris, count themselves lucky. They live on a piece of […]

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Roma camp dismantled in Rome

Published in Monday October 1st, 2012 In In the media

October 1st, 2012 The city of Rome has dismantled a large settlement occupied by about 400 members of the Roma community in Tor de’ Cenci, between Via Cristoforo Colombo and Via Pontina in the southern outskirts of the capital. The demolition and eviction, which took place on 28 September, was condemned by human rights groups […]

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Vigilantes burn Roma camp in Marseille, France

Published in Monday October 1st, 2012 In In the media

September 28, 2012 A group of vigilantes have evicted a group of Roma (Gypsies) from a Marseille housing estate and burnt down their camp, French media report. There were no reports of violence when the 35 Roma people were forced out of the city’s Creneaux estate. Furniture and other items were set on fire at the […]

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Gbagyi Indigenes Protest Over Resettlement Plans in Nigeria

Published in Wednesday September 26th, 2012 In In the media

September 25, 2012 Gbagyi indigenes in the FCT yesterday staged a peaceful protest in front of Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja to criticize the proposed plans by the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) to relocate them from their land. The protesters, who assembled under the auspices of Greater Gbagyi Development Initiatives, carried placards that read: “landlessness […]

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Kogi Flood: Over 3,000 Still Trapped in Ibaji LG, Nigeria

Published in Wednesday September 26th, 2012 In In the media

September 25, 2012 More than 3, 000.00 people are still trapped in various communities in the oil rich Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State as more water hit the area due to rampaging flood. Several residents were evacuated to Idah, the nearby local government, when the Niger River over flowed its bank in the […]

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Assam floods worsen in India, over one million displaced

Published in Tuesday September 25th, 2012 In In the media

September 25, 2012 Facing their third wave of floods this year, an estimated one million people have been forced to flee their homes in the northeastern state of Assam, where authorities have called a health alert. The flood situation continues to remain grim with an increasing portion of land in 18 of the state’s 27 […]

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Floods and landslides displace 1 million in India

Published in Monday September 24th, 2012 In In the media

September 24, 2012 Assam hit hardest with floods; 21 killed by landslides in Sikkim Floods and landslides caused by relentless rain in northeast India have killed at least 33 people and displaced more than a million over the past week, officials said on Monday. At least 21 people were killed in landslides and another eight […]

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Amnesty day of protest for Italian forced evictions of Roma

Published in Monday September 24th, 2012 In In the media

September 22nd, 2012 Amnesty International will hold a day of protest today to protest against the Italian government’s forced evictions of Roma people. The event will take place outside Brown Thomas on St Patrick St from 2pm to 4pm today as part of a global day of protest against the Italian’s actions of six months, […]

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