Early this month, the Seminar “Mega-events: Urban Impacts and Human Rights Violations” was promoted by the mandate of the Special Rapporteur in São Paulo. Representatives of civil society organizations of the World Cup 2014 future host cities in Brazil as well as researchers from Greece, South Africa and the United Kingdom were present. A filme specially released for the event by Miloon Kothari (former Rapporteur until 2008) and Shivani Chaudhry – both from the Housing and Land Rights Network – on the Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi, India, was also screened. A workshop was held at the end of the event with representatives of organizations and social movements of World Cup 2014 host cities. We formed a network to monitor, mobilize and promote a human rights agenda in the context of the World Cup and Olympic Games in Brazil.
* Mega-Events and Housing Rights
See the pictures and watch the videos that were screened during the event. Click here.
* Guide and Leaflet on Forced Eviction
Germany, England and Brazil are among the countries that carried out activities where the guide and the leaflet on forced evictions have been distributed. Read more about these experiences.
* Follow Up US Mission
A year later, the Special Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik attended in New York a follow up event of the 2009 US Mission, organized by the campaign “Restore National Housing Rights.” Read more.
* Learn More:
In the section “Implementing the right to housing” you’ll find examples of laws, court decisions and concrete actions that have contributed to the implementation of this right around the world. If you know more examples, send them to us. Click here.
This newsletter is a project of the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing and it does not contain official information. Rapporteur (from May 2008): Raquel Rolnik
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