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France begins eviction of 650 migrants from Calais camps

Published in Wednesday May 28th, 2014 In In the media

French police have begun expelling around 650 migrants from camps in the northern port of Calais, despite opposition from rights groups supporting asylum seekers.

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Countries and organizations address the reports presented at the Human Rights Council

Published in Wednesday March 19th, 2014 In News on the Rapporteurs

Read the statements of the 32 countries and 6 organizations that addressed the reports’ presentation.

Unwanted Roma

Published in Friday February 14th, 2014 In In the media

Hundreds of thousands of Roma – mostly from Romania and Bulgaria – have moved to Western Europe since the 1990s. Widely perceived as scroungers and thieves, they are rarely made welcome.

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France Evicts Over 21 Thousand Roma Migrants in 2013

Published in Wednesday January 15th, 2014 In In the media

French authorities evicted more than 21 537 Roma migrants in 2013, more than double the total for 2012, official data showed. In comparison, some 9 404 Roma were forcibly evicted in 2012 and 8 455 in 2011, according to data provided by the same organizations.

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France deports record number of Roma

Published in Wednesday January 15th, 2014 In In the media

France forcibly evicted a record 19,380 Roma migrants in 2013 — more than double the figure from the previous year — two rights groups said in a joint report released Tuesday. The France-based Human Rights League (LDH) and the Hungary-based European Roma Rights Center (ERRC) said the number was a startling increase from the 9,404 Roma evicted in 2012 and the 8,455 evicted in 2011.

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France dismantles Roma camp, evicts 800 immigrants

Published in Thursday November 28th, 2013 In In the media

Around 300 police forces attacked the Roma camp in Saint-Ouen in the northern suburbs of Paris early on Wednesday, forcing hundreds of Roma people, including women and children, to leave the place.

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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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Special Rapporteur sends 19 communications during the second semester of 2012

Published in Tuesday April 30th, 2013 In Dialogue with countries

Check the communications sent by the Special Rapporteurs, as well as the answers received from the Member States, referring to the second half of 2012.

The Champagne of Housing Rights: France’s Enforceable Right to Housing and Lessons for U.S. Advocates

Published in Monday January 14th, 2013

In the October edition of the Northeastern University Law Journal, Eric S. Tars, Julia Lum and E. Kieran Paul wrote an article about the right to housing in France and its lessons that can be applied at the United States of America. Nowadays, the US faces a serious homelessness crisis and the authors emphasize the need to address this issue.

France must protect against forced evictions

Published in Thursday November 29th, 2012 In Social movement news

Focusing on the region of greater Paris, the report “Chased away”: Forced evictions of Roma in the Ile-de-France exposes the negative impact of forced evictions on the lives of migrant Roma and the failure of the French authorities to incorporate international human rights standards concerning evictions into domestic law.

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