América do Sul e Central

World Cup preparation means eviction for several Brazilian residents

Published in Tuesday January 14th, 2014 In In the media

At dusk, just a few days before Christmas, Veronica Maria da Silva, her husband and her brother-in-law were taking the last valuables they could out of their homes in their neighborhood of São Francisco near the city of Camaragibe. Windows and doors can be reused, but only if they’re saved before the demolition crew arrives. So the family pulled them out of the walls, leaving ragged holes behind with piles of loose brick and tile spilled over the floors.

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4 years after earthquake, Haiti reconstruction is haphazard

Published in Monday January 13th, 2014 In In the media

Canaan has become a squatters’ paradise of mushrooming construction of makeshift shacks and concrete homes, with quake victims, land speculators and ordinary Haitians seeking opportunities.

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Press statement by the Special Rapporteur on the human right to water and sanitation, Catarina de Albuquerque, at the end of her visit to Brazil, 9-19 December 2013

Published in Friday December 20th, 2013 In News on the Rapporteurs

The UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, Catarina de Albuquerque, has undertaken an official mission to Brazil from 9 to 19 December to evaluate the improvements and challenges the country still faces in realizing the human rights to water and sanitation. Read the statement she gave at the end of the mission.

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“In a land with great potential and deep contrast, nobody must be left behind”, says UN expert after mission in Brazil

Published in Friday December 20th, 2013 In News on the Rapporteurs

The Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation today urged the Brazilian authorities to give further priority to the poorest and most marginalized.

Rapporteur conducts working visit in Recife, Brazil

Published in Thursday December 12th, 2013

On November 29th, the UN special rapporteur, Raquel Rolnik, conducted a working visit to Recife (Brazil). Check the photos and learn more about the visit.

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Check all the communications sent during the first semester of 2013

Published in Tuesday October 8th, 2013 In Dialogue with countries

Read the communications sent by the Rapporteur and the responses sent by countries.

Indigenous Communities in Paraguay and Ecuador Sign Declaration to Promote Enforcement of Decisions related to the Right to Land

Published in Wednesday October 2nd, 2013 In Social movement news

Representatives of the Sarayaku people (Ecuador), Dejusticia (Colombia), and Fundación Pachamama(Ecuador), with the support of ESCR-Net, came together at meetings organized by the Enxet-Sanapaná people together with Tierraviva (Paraguay) on September 26-27. The discussions focused on enforcing decisions by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR).

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Check the responses received from countries for the security of tenure questionnaire

Published in Monday August 19th, 2013

Read the responses sent by governments to the Questionnaire on Security of Tenure. They will inform the Special Rapporteur’s final report to the HRC and other related guidance.

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FIFA : Make the World Cup a Fair Game for Workers

Published in Wednesday July 17th, 2013 In Social movement news

Workers employed on construction projects to prepare for the 2018 World Cup in Russia and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, most of whom are migrant workers, face numerous human rights violations, according to FIDH. In a letter sent today to the President of FIFA, Mr. Joseph Sepp Blatter, FIDH recalled the sports organisation’s responsibility to investigate and remedy reports that workers are being subject to unfair payment practices, excessive work hours, racist violence, and work conditions that can amount to forced labour.

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Water and Sanitation: UN special rapporteur’s visit to Brazil cancelled by the Government

Published in Wednesday July 10th, 2013 In News on the Rapporteurs

The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to water and sanitation, Catarina de Albuquerque informs that her visit to Brazil, originally planned to take place from 09 to 19 July was cancelled yesterday by the Brazilian Government.

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