Read the statements of the 32 countries and 6 organizations that addressed the reports’ presentation.
Published in Monday August 19th, 2013
Read the responses sent by governments to the Questionnaire on Security of Tenure. They will inform the Special Rapporteur’s final report to the HRC and other related guidance.
July 16, 2012 Latest Project Will Bring Number Of Houses Habitat For Humanity Has Helped Build In Sri Lanka To Over 6,800 Habitat for Humanity Sri Lanka and the High Commission of India have signed an agreement to help 3,600 internally displaced families build homes in the eastern province of Sri Lanka. The agreement is […]
June 3rd, 2012 Sri Lanka is to bring in special property laws to protect the rights of hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the island’s Tamil separatist war, a justice ministry official said Sunday. The measure could see absentee owners, or their heirs, looking to reverse decades of possession by other people in both the […]
Published in Thursday August 4th, 2011
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An international fact finding mission has just returned from the Kalpitya islands in western Sri Lanka with a disturbing report that many local villages are to be forcibly displaced by a multi-million pound new tourism facility. The Sri Lankan government and large tourism developers are forcibly displacing communities inhabiting the 14 islands of Kalpitiya, destroying livelihoods, threatening food security, and wreaking havoc on the environment.
Published in Sunday January 24th, 2010
In Reports
This report has the summary of communications sent and replies received from following Governments and other actors: Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroun, China, Colombia, Congo, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Kenya Korea (Republic of), Mexico, Nigeria, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Serbia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkmenistan, Uganda, […]
Published in Saturday January 24th, 2009
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This report has the summary of communications sent and replies received from following Governments: Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroun, China (People’s Republic of), Colombia, Ethiopia, Greece, India, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, México, Nigeria, Panamá, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka Sudan, Suisse, Turkey, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Zimbabwe. In the context of his mandate, the Special […]
Published in Thursday January 26th, 2006
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This report has the summary of communications sent and replies received from following Governments: Australia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Israel, Philippines, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Zimbabwe, Other actors: United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo In the context of his mandate, the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing receives a large number of communications […]
Published in Wednesday January 26th, 2005
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This report has the summary of communications sent and replies received from following Governments: Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Greece, India, Israel, Mexico, Nigeria, Philippines, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Turkey, United States of America. In the context of his mandate, the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing receives a large number of communications alleging violations of the […]
