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Mission Report: Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territory

Published in Monday February 18th, 2013 In Reports

The Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing carriedout a mission to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory from 30 January to 12February 2012. Read the report!

Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories

Published in Saturday January 19th, 2013 In Reports
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Displaced Zam Zam face harsh conditions in Darfur

Published in Wednesday January 2nd, 2013 In News

Around 1200 newly displaced families in Zam Zam camp in East Jebel Marra and another 500 newly displaced families from Shawa area are facing harsh living conditions; no humanitarian aid and no sheets or blankets during the cold winter days in Darfur. A camp activist from Zam Zam camp told Radio Dabanga on Friday, 28 December, that his family is without food or non-food aid, despite promises made by organizations to provide emergency support immediately after completing the registration process. He stressed that despite the crisis the families are facing; new displaced families are arriving daily from East Jebel Marra.

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Slum dwellers live in fear of eviction in Saudi Arabia

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

November 12, 2012 Close to Makkah’s Grand Mosque and the glitzy 5-star hotels surrounding it lie slums whose mostly immigrant dwellers fear they will be evicted to make way for new high rises and malls. In one such slum on Jabal (mount) Omar, humans, cats, lizards, and mosquitoes co-exist among piles of garbage, with sewage […]

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“Nerede yaşarsan yaşa!”/”Don’t care where you live!”

Published in Thursday October 25th, 2012

In Turkey, the process of ‘Urban Transformation’ has been gaining momentum since the 2000’s. It started with the excuse of protecting the old settlements and cultural heritage areas. Tokludede, an old Ottoman neighborhood in the historical center of Istanbul, is one of about 50 neighborhoods under threat of demolition. After it was declared a renewal area, most of the residents have been forced to leave. Some are still resisting.

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Tokludede Düşleri / Dreams of Tokludede

Published in Wednesday September 26th, 2012

Tokludede district in Istanbul, Turkey, is suffering from urban regeneration projects that are maintained across different parts of city. The area is one of the most important part of the city because of its historical and architectural background. People living here are exposed to forced eviction and they have no economic power to move their houses.

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2012 Communications Report available for viewing

Published in Friday September 14th, 2012 In Dialogue with countries

The UN Human Rights Council has already made available for viewing the report with all communications sent by the Special Rapporteurs, as well as the answers received by the Member States.

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In Sudan, rains destroy 300 homes

Published in Wednesday September 5th, 2012 In In the media

September 4, 2012 A resident from Abu Shouk camp in El-Fasher, North Darfur, told Radio Dabanga that heavy rains destroyed more than 300 homes on Sunday, 2 September. He said one child drowned in a deep-water pond. A camp’s activist informed Radio Dabanga that dozens of families are now living in open areas and that […]

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Villages Destroyed By Rains in South Darfur, Sudan

Published in Wednesday August 29th, 2012 In In the media

August 28, 2012 Jacob Mursal, the Commissioner of Bilel locality, South Darfur, told Radio Dabanga that heavy rains and floods swept several villages in the locality on Tuesday, August 28. He added that more than 20 families are now living in open areas. The Commissioner said that a cemetery in Bilel was washed away and […]

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Heavy Rains and Floods Cause Massive Destruction in Zamzam IDP Camp in Sudan

Published in Friday August 24th, 2012 In In the media

August 23rd, 2012 The committee for inventory losses and damages in Zamzam IDP camp revealed on Thursday August 23 that the heavy rains and floods, which hit the camp on Saturday August 18, resulted in the collapse of 800 homes, 730 shelters and fences, 512 latrines and a high school for girls as well as […]

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