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Tribunal on Evictions: Affected Communities Accuse Governments and UN-Habitat

Published in Monday September 10th, 2012 In Social movement news

Following the Salzano-Roussopulos dialogue on the right to the city and common goods, the workshop on zero evictions, and the international meeting of those negatively affected by real estate markets, the first day of the Urban Social Forum (which brings together social movements and organizations from various countries) came to a close with the Tribunal on evictions and land grabbing, held opposite the exhibition grounds where UN-Habitat’s World Urban Forum (WUF 6) is being held in Naples, Italy. Watch the video about the Tribunal below.

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The Urban Social Forum opens in Naples with a field visit from the UN Special Rapporteur

Published in Monday September 10th, 2012 In Social movement news

Naples gave a warm welcome to the second Urban Social Forum (USF). The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing accompanied a USF delegation to the popular neighbourhood Scampia, where she held a reunion with social organizations and the inhabitants of the Giugliano roma camp, who live under an eviction order threat.

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Scores of Roma face imminent forced eviction in Romania

Published in Monday September 10th, 2012 In Social movement news

September 06, 2012 More than 100 Romani adults and children will be forcibly evicted from an informal settlement in northern Romania unless local authorities back down on a pledge to demolish their homes, Amnesty International said today. Local officials in the northern town of Baia Mare have given 26 Romani families living in the Pirita […]

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Families Displaced by Cambodian Railway Development Seek Justice from the Asian Development Bank

Published in Wednesday September 5th, 2012 In Social movement news

September 4, 2012 Families displaced from their homes and livelihoods by the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-financed project to rehabilitate Cambodia’s railway have filed a complaint to the Bank’s Compliance Review Panel (CRP) stating that they have suffered serious harms, including impoverishment, because of the project. The complaint, which was filed on behalf of affected families […]

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Open the Urban Social Forum: the ex-asylum Filangieri and in the popular districts of the city

Published in Wednesday September 5th, 2012 In Social movement news

The first day of the Urban Social Forum was open by former asylum Filangieri with the reception and registration of participants and a social lunch organized by the Organizing Committee.

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France must commit to ending forced evictions of Roma

Published in Tuesday August 21st, 2012 In Social movement news

August 21st, 2012 French cabinet members must take action to halt forced evictions of Roma communities and set a housing policy that respects and protects their rights, Amnesty International said ahead of a high-level ministerial meeting. The 22 August meeting called by Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault is the first of its kind since a new […]

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As Brazil receives Olympic flag, forced evictions taint the handover

Published in Monday August 13th, 2012 In Social movement news

August 12, 2012 Demonstrations are taking place in Brazil this week to call attention to the human rights violations happening in Rio de Janeiro as a result of the 2016 Olympics Today, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Count Jacques Rogge will present the Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Mr. Eduardo Paes, with the Olympic flag in a […]

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International Land Coalition (ILC) Supports Human Rights Defenders Working on Land Rights

Published in Thursday August 9th, 2012 In Social movement news

August 8, 2012 Human rights defenders (HRDs) working on land rights frequently come under attack from their own governments or powerful private actors. For instance, minority groups, indigenous peoples and those working in remote areas frequently suffer human rights violations. HRDs and their family members are killed at an alarming rate for defending human rights, […]

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An Urgent Need for Urban Law Reform in Africa

Published in Wednesday August 8th, 2012 In Social movement news

August 7, 2012 There is an urgent need to promote urban law reform in Sub-Saharan Africa if the continent’s rapidly growing cities are to fulfill their potential for economic growth. This was the key message that emerged from a meeting of urban planning and legal experts held under the auspices of the African Centre for Cities […]

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Czech Republic: Roma families at imminent risk of forced eviction

Published in Monday August 6th, 2012 In Social movement news

August 3rd, 2012 Dozens of Roma families living in rental accommodation in the north-eastern Czech town of Ostrava face being forcibly evicted over the weekend, Amnesty International and European Roma Rights Centre said as they requested local authorities to explore all feasible alternatives first. On Friday morning the head of Ostrava’s construction office delivered an eviction […]

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