Juliana Ricón Parra
September 6th, 2011
In the run up to Brazil’s World Cup 2014 and Olympics 2016, thousands
of people are being forcefully evicted from their homes to make room for
office buildings, stadiums and roads. Video activists are making a stand,
producing documentaries to raise awareness, inform and empower communities
at risk of eviction.
There are 100.000 empty properties in the Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires – it is to say that no inhabitants are living in there. Since 2005 different organizations – local and international ones – have been presenting this problem wherever it corresponds, it is to say not only to the “Senado de la Nación” (National Senate Parliament) but also to the local and national authorities as well. Read the entire texte here.
There are 100.000 empty properties in the Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires – it is to say that no inhabitants are living in there. Since 2005 different organizations – local and international ones – have been presenting this problem wherever it corresponds, it is to say not only to the “Senado de la Nación” (National Senate Parliament) but also to the local and national authorities as well.
OHCHR is deeply concerned by the situation of respect for the right to adequate housing in Haiti, most especially for people living in post-earthquake camps and in urban informal settlements – sometimes referred to as slums. With implications for affordability and access to sanitation and clean water, the right to adequate housing is inextricably linked to other human rights – to health, water, employment, education and physical integrity. OHCHR believes the successful reconstruction and long-term security and stability of Haiti depend in part upon realization of the right to adequate housing.
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik, has made an urgent plea to put an immediate stop to all forced evictions of earthquake survivors in the Caribbean Nation.
During a visit to Haiti 8-11 June during which she toured camps now home to survivors of the earthquake, Ms. Rolnick, condemned what she called every eviction of persons without the provision of an adequate housing alternative as “a grave human rights violation”.
Photos of the working visit to Haiti held between 2011, June 8th to 11th. To access our flickr to see all photos of the visit, click here.
From June 8th to 11th, the Special Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik visited Haiti, where she participated in a workshop on the reconstruction of the country and visited some informal settelments and camps of displaced people.
New available only in French. La crise du logement dans le pays ne date pas d’hier. Mais, avec le tremblement de terre, la dimension du problème s’est amplifiée. Dans le cadre de la reconstruction, le défi n’est pas seulement de reloger les personnes déplacées mais également d’offrir un « logement décent » aux personnes vivant […]
The virtual platform of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing is already running. This new tool will be used initially for developing the project “Women and the Right to Land and Housing.” People worldwide can now register and contribute to the thematic report and the guide and leaflet which will be produced on the subject. See also news and pictures of the working visit of the Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik to Haiti earlier this month and her agenda to the next period.
Watch below three videos (in Spanish) from the mission to Argentina, which was held from April 13th to 21st.