África Subsaariana

Nigeria forces thousands from floating slum

Published in Monday July 30th, 2012 In In the media

Thousands of people have been left homeless in the Nigerian city of Lagos after a recent government-led eviction of an almost 200-year old shantytown. During last week’s eviction of the Makoko slum, home to about 100,000 people, residents were given only 72 hours to evacuate before men in speedboats were sent to destroy their houses.

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Cote d’Ivoire: Evicted rastafarians in village feel cheated

Published in Monday July 30th, 2012 In In the media

July 27, 2012 Rastafarians in the Ivorian town Port-Bou are determined to fight what they consider to be an unjust eviction, after their ‘Rasta village’ was demolished early July. The dreadlocked men and women are struggling for survival as they are now homeless and without any source of income. In the early morning of Wednesday […]

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In Rwanda, habitat policies still need fine-tuning, says UN expert

Published in Thursday July 19th, 2012 In In the media

July 16, 2012 The UN special rapporteur on adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik , has issued her preliminary findings on habitat in Rwanda, saying that  implementation still faces challenges. In the nine days she spent in the field, she worked on the policy of villagisation-imidugudu, the land reform policy and urban strategies, then on planning and […]

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Kenya Vision 2030: Slum upgrading in Soweto

Published in Wednesday July 18th, 2012 In Social movement news

July 17, 2012 In September 2000, Kenya was one of 189 countries that signed an international treaty called the Millennium Declaration. The object of the declaration was to define a common worldwide vision for development that was to be achieved by the year 2015. The Kenyan government drafted these resolutions into a development paper of its […]

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Photos of the official mission to Rwanda

Published in Wednesday July 18th, 2012

Check the photos of the Special Rapporteur official mission to Rwanda, between July 5-13, 2012.

Special Rapporteur concludes mission to Rwanda and presents her preliminary findings – Newsletter # 23

Published in Tuesday July 17th, 2012


On July 13, the Special Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik concluded her official mission to Rwanda, in Africa. She visited the country at the invitation of Rwanda Government and, at the occasion, met with members of the government and parliament, NGOs and scholars, and visited cities and villages in the rural area. At the end of her nine days visiting the country, the Rapporteur presented her preliminary findings at a press conference. Before the mission, from June 30 to July 1st, she made use of a stop in Saint Petersburg to meet with representatives of the Russian civil society to discuss the housing situation in the city.

UN Housing Right expert visiting Kigali

Published in Tuesday July 17th, 2012 In In the media

July 10, 2012 The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik, is visiting Rwanda from 5 to 13 July 2012, at the invitation of the Government. During her nine-day visit, Ms Rolnik will meet with Government officials, human rights groups and other stakeholders. “This will be a great opportunity to look […]

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Land reform and habitat important for stability, says UN expert in Rwanda

Published in Tuesday July 17th, 2012 In In the media

July 14, 2012 The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik, has highlighted the issues of resettlement of people and land reform as two of the main challenges for the consolidation of peace and stability in Rwanda. “The processes of displacement and resettlement of people that are taking place in […]

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Housing is a human rights issue, says UN official

Published in Tuesday July 17th, 2012 In In the media

July 11, 2012 Housing is a cross-cutting human rights issue that goes beyond structures, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing at the Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Raquel Rolnik, has said. She was speaking yesterday during a tour of Nyagatovu model village in Kayonza District, Eastern Province. “Housing is […]

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Rwanda: Habitat Policies Still Need Fine-Tuning says UN Expert

Published in Monday July 16th, 2012 In In the media

July 16, 2012 The UN special rapporteur on adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik , has issued her preliminary findings on habitat in Rwanda, saying that implementation still faces challenges. In the nine days she spent in the field, she worked on the policy of villagisation-imidugudu, the land reform policy and urban strategies, then on planning and […]

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