Haiti

“Under Tents”: International Campaign Launch for Housing in Haiti

Published in Thursday July 5th, 2012 In Mobilisation and agenda

July 5, 2012 The quantity of people who are homeless in Port-au-Prince today is not acceptable. We need the support of other governments, like the US, to demand that the Haitian Government create a social housing plan. We are looking for allies to help our advocacy. We are asking simply for quality homes where people […]

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Risk of eviction for 300 families within 48 hours in Haiti

Published in Monday May 28th, 2012 In Social movement news
Photo from the site archive.

May 27, 2012 300 residents of Camp Mormon in the municipality of Delmas in Port-au-Prince, risk a forced eviction within 15 days either within 48 hours, have told to Amnesty International delegates the camp residents, recalling that at 3 am on 14 May, approximately 20 men, including local municipal officials, entered the camp and warned […]

Press release – Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Haiti

Published in Wednesday June 22nd, 2011 In News

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.

End Forced Evictions in Haiti

Published in Tuesday June 21st, 2011 In News

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”.

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Photos visit to Haiti (June 2011)

Published in Monday June 20th, 2011

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.

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See the pictures and read the press releases and news from the visit to Haiti

Published in Monday June 20th, 2011 In News

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.

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Advocacy for “decent housing” in Haiti

Published in Saturday June 18th, 2011 In News

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 […]

Newsletter #11

Published in Saturday June 11th, 2011 In In the media

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.

Newsletter # 10

Published in Wednesday May 11th, 2011

From June 8th to 11th, the United Nations Special Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik will participate in a workshop in Haiti promoted to discuss the country reconstruction strategy and the right to housing. Moreover, she continues to prepare her mission to Algeria, which will be held in July from 9th to 19th. There is still time to send contributions. Another important new is that the Rapporteur’s virtual platform, which will be used in the project “Women’s Land and Housing Rights”, will start early next month. Stay tuned!