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UN expert urges Kenya to protect rights of indigenous people facing eviction

Published in Tuesday January 14th, 2014 In News on the Rapporteurs

An independent United Nations human rights expert today urged the Kenyan Government to protect the rights of the Sengwer indigenous people who have lived in the Embobut Forest for centuries and are now facing eviction. “Indigenous peoples shall not be forcibly relocated from their lands or territories,” said the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, James Anaya.

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Sengwer tribe faces eviction in the name of conservation

Published in Wednesday January 8th, 2014 In Social movement news

The Sengwer tribe has safeguarded the Embobut forest in western Kenya for hundreds of years and they wish to remain on their lands and care for the forest where their ancestors are buried. But the Kenyan government claims to be protecting the forest’s biodiversity by removing the very people who have protected it.

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Eviction threats remain for vulnerable displaced people

Published in Tuesday January 7th, 2014 In In the media

Since mid-2013 tens of thousands of internally displaced people living in formal and in-formal settlements in Mogadishu have been forced to move to makeshift settlements north of the city, Kilometre 7 to 13.

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15,000 squatters to be kicked out in Keiyo

Published in Tuesday January 7th, 2014 In In the media

County commissioner Arthur Osiya has said the squatters will not be given extra time to continue living in the forests as they had been paid Sh400,000 per family to buy land elsewhere.

High Court judge stops Ruai evictions as 3,000 squatters fight for their land

Published in Monday January 6th, 2014 In In the media

Fugicha said they have occupied the land for the last 14 years without interruption and want the judge stop any eviction. “The defendants intend to evict us and we pray that this court restrains them,” Fugicha said. He said in the interest of justice so that their property is not damaged, the court should protect them.

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Give Women Priority in Land Allocation, says Chief Chiwala

Published in Monday January 6th, 2014 In In the media

Chief Chiwala of the Lamba-speaking people in Masaiti District has said women should be given priority in land allocation because they are the main drivers of agriculture.

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High court blocks Elgeyo Marakwet squatters’ eviction

Published in Monday January 6th, 2014 In In the media

Justice Ochieng issued an injunction stopping the eviction after an application filed by Lawyer Thomas Openda for the families. They squatters want the state to give them more time so that they prepare to vacate from the forests later.

Why Kenya must not pass its revised marriage property bill

Published in Monday November 25th, 2013 In In the media

Women having secure rights to land is not just good for women, their families and communities – it is good for Kenya.

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Slum Demolitions to Continue in Zimbabwe

Published in Thursday November 21st, 2013 In In the media

On the issue of violating human rights Matiza said the people who are illegally settled are not only violating their rights but also violating the rights of school children.

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Lands Commission halts eviction of squatters from disputed land

Published in Wednesday November 13th, 2013 In In the media

The National Land Commission (NLC) has stopped further evictions of squatters from land that is at the centre of a dispute between locals and a private developer in Mombasa. The 527 families have been embroiled in a dispute with the developer over ownership of the 135 acres since 2010.

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