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In China, rise in forced evictions fuelling discontent, says Amnesty International

Published in Monday October 15th, 2012 In Social movement news

Violent forced evictions in China are on the rise as local authorities seek to offset huge debts by seizing and then selling off land in suspect deals with property developers, Amnesty International said as it urged government action. In a new 85-page report, Amnesty International highlights how forced evictions – a longstanding cause of discontent within China – have increased significantly in the past two years in order to clear the way for developments.

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Serious and systematic violations of land and housing rights continue in Cambodia

Published in Monday October 15th, 2012 In Social movement news

October 12, 2012 The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) released today a seven-page briefing note entitled “Cambodia: A Mounting Human Rights Crisis”. The briefing note warns that the violations of land and housing rights are “on-going, serious and systematic,” and that the use of judicial and extra-judicial means to harass, intimidate and criminalise activists […]

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October 2012, World Zero Evictions Days – for the Right to Housing. All Together!

Published in Monday October 8th, 2012 In Social movement news

September 26, 2012 The first step of joint agenda established established by the Urban Social Forum is on October, the World Zero Evictions Days – for the Right to Housing, in order to unify the Global Campaign for the right to housing and to land. The central focus is the struggle against expulsions, evictions, the […]

Declaration by HIC President for World Habitat Day 2012

Published in Tuesday October 2nd, 2012 In Social movement news

September 30th, 2012 World Habitat Day No more profit! Defending our rights to land, housing and the city In the past few years, documents of all kinds have tirelessly repeated an unprecedented fact: for the first time in history, half of the global human population –about 3.4 billion– lives in cities. It is expected that […]

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People Before Profit: New Video on Global Forced Evictions

Published in Friday September 28th, 2012 In Social movement news

WITNESS has supported forced evictions campaigns for more than 10 years. During this time, these projects have amplified the voices of communities across the world. For World Habitat Day we are bringing many of these voices together for the first time to tell another story.

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A TOWN BY AND FOR ITS INHABITANTS

Published in Thursday September 27th, 2012 In Social movement news

From 27th to 29th September 2012, The Geneva Habitat Forum has the pleasure to welcome civil society and academic actors, political figures and Inhabitants from here and elsewhere to reimagine a town as a place by and for its inhabitants.

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October 2012, World Zero Evictions Days – for the Right to Housing: All Together!

Published in Thursday September 27th, 2012 In Social movement news

September 26, 2012 The first step of joint agenda established established by the Urban Social Forum is on October, the World Zero Evictions Days – for the Right to Housing, in order to unify the Global Campaign for the right to housing and to land. The central focus is the struggle against expulsions, evictions, the […]

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Forced Eviction Tramples Olympic Ideals in Russia

Published in Thursday September 20th, 2012 In Social movement news

September 19, 2012 The illegal eviction of a family in Sochi casts a dark shadow over preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Human Rights Watch said today. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) should intervene immediately to ensure that the Russian authorities provide the family with compensation, Human Rights Watch said. “The home demolition and […]

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Russia: Halt House Demolition for Olympics

Published in Monday September 17th, 2012 In Social movement news

September 14, 2012 The Russian authorities’ illegal bulldozing on a property in Sochi is a stain on the 2014 Winter Olympic Games preparations, Human Rights Watch said today.  The International Olympic Committee (IOC) should urgently intervene with the Russian government to respect the rights of the family, including by providing reasonable compensation, such as relocation to […]

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Italy’s Roma still segregated and without prospects

Published in Thursday September 13th, 2012 In Social movement news

September 12, 2012 Discriminatory laws, policies and practices which marginalize Italy’s Roma must be urgently changed, Amnesty international said in a briefing published today. On the edge: Roma, forced evictions and segregation in Italy, exposes the continuing systematic failure of Italian authorities to uphold Roma rights. In the 10 months since Italy’s highest administrative court […]

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