Rapporteur plans upcoming missions and issues new material on mega events and right to housing – Newsletter # 28

In November, the Rapporteur started to distribute booklets and leaflets on forced evictions and the right to housing, after they were reprinted. All the organizations which have requested the materials should receive them within days. Booklets and leaflets in Portuguese on women and the right to housing are also being distributed. A new leaflet – on mega events and the right to adequate housing – has been printed! Organizations and activists who would like to receive these materials should contact us.  All these materials are available on our website.

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* Next country missions
The Rapporteur has sent letters to several countries expressing the wish to conduct an official mission. Among these countries are Angola, Bangladesh, Chad, China, France, Ghana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Mozambique, Nigeria, the United Kingdom, Tajikistan and Zimbabwe. The governments of India, Indonesia and Honduras have already made formal invitations to the Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik. However, no dates have yet been set for the visits. The Rapporteur conducts two missions annually. Learn about the countries already visited and read the missions final reports: click here.

* New leaflet: mega events and the right to housing
The leaflet on the impacts of mega events on the right to housing was produced and printed only in Portuguese. However, the Rapporteur has plans to translate it into English and Spanish in the coming year. Should your organization be interested in receiving this material? If so, contact us. Click here to read the leaflet (in Portuguese only).

* Reprinted booklets and leaflets: forced evictions/ women
In the Rapporteur’s website, you can find more information about the booklets and leaflets on forced evictions and the right to housing and also about the materials on women and the right to housing. If you are interested in receiving them, contact us. Read the guide and the leaflet on forced evictions, as well as theguide and leaflet on women and the right to housing.

* And more…
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