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Olympic Evictions Come to Russia

Published in Thursday September 15th, 2011 In In the media

Nate Berg

September 15th, 2011

The seaside resort town of Sochi, Russia, is preparing to play host to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Much of that preparation consists of building—arenas, athlete housing, roads and so on. But with an urban population of about 350,000, transforming Sochi into an Olympic village also means tearing down some of the city that’s already there. With the games less than two-and-a-half years away, that’s already led to the eviction and forced relocation of some locals. […]

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Russians evicted from homes for Olympics

Published in Sunday September 4th, 2011 In In the media

Maria Antonova, SOCHI, Russia (AFP)

(Sochi, RUS) – Sochi native Vladimir Tkachenko needed a decade to build a house on his modest salary. He then had 11 hours to move all belongings out of the way for the bulldozers clearing the way for a new road.

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Kazakhstan

Published in Wednesday January 19th, 2011 In Reports
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Croatia

Published in Wednesday January 19th, 2011 In Reports
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Photos Mission to Kazakhstan (September 2010)

Published in Monday September 20th, 2010

Photos of the mission to Argentina held between 06th and 13th September 2010. To access our flickr to see all photos of the mission, click here. To get more information about this country, click here to access this page on our site.

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Kazakhstan: challenges and ways forward

Published in Friday September 17th, 2010 In News

From September 6th to 13th, the UN Special Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik visited Kazakhstan. After eigth days, she presented a statement to the Government and the press of the country.

PRESS RELEASE – Right to adequate housing in Kazakhstan: challenges and ways forward

Published in Monday September 13th, 2010 In News

ASTANA (13 September 2010) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik, warned about the high rate of forced evictions carried out in Kazakhstan to give way to large-scale development projects aimed at promoting economic and social development.

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Statement by Special Rapporteur about visit to Kazakhstan

Published in Monday September 13th, 2010 In News

Statement by Mrs. Raquel Rolnik, Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council on adequate housing Astana, 13 September 2010   Mrs. Raquel Rolnik, Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council on adequate housing as a component of the right to adequate standard of living, issued this statement today:   Ladies and Gentlemen, […]

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Newsletter # 2

Published in Saturday September 11th, 2010

Invited by the Government of Kazakhstan, the UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing, Raquel Rolnik, visited the country from September 6th to 13th. During the mission, the Rapporteur testified the effects of housing and financial crisis, which caused a number of people the loss of their homes, as well as heard testimonials of forced evictions due to the construction of equipment for the Asian Games.
Moreover, in the imminence of 2010 World Habitat Day, which is annually celebrated in early October by the UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme), the Rapporteur prepared a statement emphasizing the importance of thinking housing policies under the perspective of human rights and social justice.

Mission to Kazakhstan

Published in Wednesday September 8th, 2010 In News

From September 6-13, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing, Ms. Raquel Rolnik, will visit Kazakhstan. She will meet Government officials, local authorities and civil society organisations, to discuss the progress made and the difficulties encountered by Kazakhstan in the implementation of the right to adequate housing. 

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