News on the Rapporteurs

UN Special Rapporteur, Raquel Rolnik, talks about right to housing and mega-events

Published in Tuesday October 16th, 2012 In Social movement news

Professor Raquel Rolnik talks about mega sports events, like the World Cup and the Olympics, and their impacts on human rights.

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Report on financialization of housing will be presented in NY

Published in Saturday October 13th, 2012 In News

On October 26th, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right of Adequate Housing, Raquel Rolnik, will present her report on the financialization of housing at City University of New York (CUNY), in an event promoted by academics, activists and members of social organizations and the civil society. You can watch the debate by live internet streaming.

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Public consultation: “Security of tenure: cornerstone of the right to adequate housing”, October 24th

Published in Saturday October 13th, 2012 In News on the Rapporteurs

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has the honour to invite States, intergovernmental organizations, national human rights institutions, non-governmental organizations and other interested stakeholders to attend a public consultation convened by the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, Ms. Raquel Rolnik, on “Security of tenure: cornerstone of the right to adequate housing”. October 24, 2012, from 10am to 1pm, at the Palais des Nations (Geneva).

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Special Rapporteur visits Curitiba, Brazil, to address the impacts of the World Cup to the right to housing

Published in Sunday October 7th, 2012 In News on the Rapporteurs

(Português) A Relatora Especial da ONU, Raquel Rolnik, visitou Curitiba para abordar a questão do direito à moradia no contexto dos megaeventos esportivos e dos mega-projetos. A capital paranaense será uma das cidades-sede da Copa do Mundo de 2014 no Brasil.
A visita fez parte da “I Semana de Cultura e Cidade – Metrópolis”, evento realizado pelo Ministério Público do Paraná, em parceria com o Programa de Educação Tutorial da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR). O objetivo principal das visitas e reuniões é debater a situação das comunidades ameaçadas de remoção.

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“Fewer housing opportunities for the world’s poor” – UN expert on housing

Published in Friday September 28th, 2012 In News

“Opportunities for whom?” asked the United Nations Special Rapporteur on housing, Raquel Rolnik, when assessing this year’s World Habitat Day theme ‘Changing cities, building opportunities.’

Thematic report on financialization of housing available online

Published in Friday September 28th, 2012 In News on the Rapporteurs

The Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing will present her thematic mandate this year at the 67th session of the General Assembly, in which she analyses the ruling paradigm of housing policies that focus on housing finance as the main means of promoting homeownership. The report assesses the impact of prevalent housing finance policies on the right to adequate housing of those living in poverty.

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UN calls on Argentina to stop eviction of indigenous peoples from their lands

Published in Wednesday September 19th, 2012 In In the media

September 19, 2012 United Nations Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples, James Anaya called on Argentina to cease the eviction of indigenous communities from their lands, during the presentation of the annual report of his office before the UN Human Rights council in Geneva. The report requests “the suspension of all process and administrative actions to […]

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Special Rapporteur participation in the World Urban Forum in Naples

Published in Monday September 17th, 2012 In News

(Português) Entre os dias 1º e 5 de setembro, a Relatora Raquel Rolnik participou do Fórum Urbano Mundial, organizado pela agência UN-Habitat, e do Fórum Social Urbano, realizado por organizações da sociedade civil e movimentos de defesa do direito à moradia.

2012 Communications Report available for viewing

Published in Friday September 14th, 2012 In Dialogue with countries

The UN Human Rights Council has already made available for viewing the report with all communications sent by the Special Rapporteurs, as well as the answers received by the Member States.

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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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