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Rapporteur meets Jakarta deputy governor during mission to Indonesia

Published in Wednesday June 12th, 2013

Watch below the video for the meeting between the Special Rapporteur and the Deputy Governor for the Jakarta province, Mr. Batsuki, on May 31st, 2013.

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Official Mission to the Republic of Indonesia Preliminary findings: Media Statement

Published in Tuesday June 11th, 2013 In News on the Rapporteurs

Read the Special Rapporteur media statement regarding her preliminary findings during the mission to Indonesia.

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Indonesia: Inclusive approach needed to realize right to adequate housing for all

Published in Tuesday June 11th, 2013

At the end of her first country visit to Indonesia, the Rapporteur stressed that “more can and must be done to prioritize the poorest and most marginalized segments of society in Government housing policies and programmes”.

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UN envoy told to press RI on housing rights

Published in Monday June 10th, 2013 In In the media

Human rights groups have called on the United Nations special rapporteur on housing rights, Raquel Rolnik, to demand that the Indonesian government immediately resolve cases of housing rights violations, such as forced evictions and the forced expulsion of minority groups.

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UN Rapporteur Visits Indonesia to Observe Housing

Published in Monday June 10th, 2013 In In the media

A United Nations special rapporteur has arrived in Indonesia to gauge the government’s commitment to ensuring adequate housing for all. A statement from the office of the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights said that Raquel Rolnik would be in the country from May 30 to June 11 to visit communities in Jakarta and elsewhere.

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UN envoy told to press RI on housing rights

Published in Monday June 10th, 2013 In In the media

Human rights groups have called on the United Nations special rapporteur on housing rights, Raquel Rolnik, to demand that the Indonesian government immediately resolve cases of housing rights violations, such as forced evictions and the forced expulsion of minority groups.

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Special Rapporteur holds mission in Indonesia and consultations on security of tenure – Newsletter #35

Published in Thursday June 6th, 2013

Read the press release about the Indonesia mission the Special Rapporteur is currently conducting. Check the reports and presentations from the consultations held in Quito and Johannesburg.

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Indonesia Studying Tighter Mortgage-Loan Rules, Warjiyo Says

Published in Monday May 27th, 2013 In In the media

Bank Indonesia is studying whether to impose stricter loan-to-value rules for mortgages in regions where property demand is expanding too quickly, Deputy Governor Perry Warjiyo said. The central bank may implement such a plan if the government doesn’t increase the price of subsidized fuel, Warjiyo said in Jakarta today. Higher energy costs would lead to a slowdown in the economy and curb demand for homes, he said. Finance Minister Chatib Basri said May 22 the government plans to raise subsidized fuel prices in June.

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Indonesia: UN expert on the right to adequate housing launches first visit

Published in Monday May 27th, 2013 In News on the Rapporteurs

United Nations Special Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik will conduct her first official visit to Indonesia from 30 May to 11 June 2013 to collect first-hand information on the progressive realization of the right to adequate housing in the country.

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Resistance to eviction in Muara Baru, Jakarta, from only a few

Published in Tuesday May 21st, 2013 In In the media

Two months after the first row of houses in Muara Baru, North Jakarta, as demolished by the city administration, dozens of squatters remain defiant and are occupying one of the last buildings standing to prevent its destruction. They said that the house, owned by a heavy equipment renter, was their last bastion. The administration could not provide them with a new place after destroying all their shanties, or so they said.

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