América do Sul e Central

More than 12,000 displaced due to rains in northern Dominican Republic

Published in Monday November 12th, 2012 In In the media

November 12, 2012 Dominican emergency authorities reported yesterday that 12,365 people have been forced from their homes and more than 3,000 houses have been destroyed in flooding from intense rains across the northern part of the country over the past three days. The Emergency Operations Center, or COE, said in a communique that it decreed […]

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UN relief agency estimates 1.8 million Haitians have been affected by Hurricane Sandy

Published in Monday November 5th, 2012 In In the media

November 2nd, 2012 Some 1.8 million Haitians have been affected by Hurricane Sandy, the United Nations relief agency said today after its first assessment of the situation in the region, adding that food security remains an urgent concern in the Caribbean nation. Initial data collected by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs […]

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Leva – Documentary

Published in Monday November 5th, 2012

The documentary LEVA follows the lives of habitants of the Mauá occupation and reveals the organization of parties united to turn abandoned spaces into homes.

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Guarani-Kaiowa Land Dispute: Brazil Judge Suspends Eviction Of Indians

Published in Thursday November 1st, 2012 In In the media

A judge has suspended an order to evict 170 Indians from a plot in southwestern Brazil they say is ancestral land. Federal judge Cecilia Mello says the Guarani-Kaiowa Indians can remain on the 2.5-acre (1 hectare) plot they occupied about 10 years ago until authorities decide if they or ranchers are the rightful owners.

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Brazil’s indigenous fight for their land

Published in Monday October 29th, 2012 In In the media

October 28, 2012 In an open letter, the indigenous Guarani-Kaiowa tribe of Brazil has asked for their collective death in order to avoid expulsion from their land. They are up against the agriculture lobby and facing an uphill battle. Members of the Guarani-Kaiowa, Brazil’s second largest indigenous group, wrote an to the government, stating they […]

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The Brazilian government must immediately suspend the eviction of indigenous community

Published in Monday October 29th, 2012 In Social movement news

October 26, 2012 The Brazilian authorities must immediately suspend a court order to evict 170 Guarani–Kaiowá indigenous people from a portion of their ancestral lands, Amnesty International said after the community pledged to die together rather than be forced off their territory. Some 170 people – including 70 children – from the Pyelito Kue/Mbarakay community […]

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Clinton hails Haitian post-quake reconstruction

Published in Tuesday October 23rd, 2012 In In the media

October 23, 2012 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday hailed Haitian reconstruction since the massive 2010 earthquake, drawing parallels between the “American dream” and the “Haitian dream.” Clinton was speaking at the formal opening of an industrial zone meant to help boost economic development and create 37,000 jobs in the impoverished country still […]

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Honduras court bans private cities project

Published in Friday October 19th, 2012 In In the media

October 18, 2012 The Honduran Supreme Court has ruled unconstitutional a project to build privately-run cities, with their own police and tax system. The “model cities” project was backed by President Porfirio Lobo, who said it would attract foreign investment and create jobs By 13 votes to one, Supreme Court judges decided that the proposal violated […]

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UN Special Rapporteur, Raquel Rolnik, talks about right to housing and mega-events

Published in Tuesday October 16th, 2012 In Social movement news

Professor Raquel Rolnik talks about mega sports events, like the World Cup and the Olympics, and their impacts on human rights.

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Special Rapporteur visits Curitiba, Brazil, to address the impacts of the World Cup to the right to housing

Published in Sunday October 7th, 2012 In News on the Rapporteurs

(Português) A Relatora Especial da ONU, Raquel Rolnik, visitou Curitiba para abordar a questão do direito à moradia no contexto dos megaeventos esportivos e dos mega-projetos. A capital paranaense será uma das cidades-sede da Copa do Mundo de 2014 no Brasil.
A visita fez parte da “I Semana de Cultura e Cidade – Metrópolis”, evento realizado pelo Ministério Público do Paraná, em parceria com o Programa de Educação Tutorial da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR). O objetivo principal das visitas e reuniões é debater a situação das comunidades ameaçadas de remoção.

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