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Published in Tuesday August 21st, 2012
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August 20, 2012 Istanbul’s 15 million people are facing an 80 percent chance of a major earthquake in the next 30 years. In preparation for the predicted quake, the government and local authorities have started to rebuild more than one-third of Istanbul’s structures. But, controversy surrounds the reconstruction policy and experts worry the preparations are […]
Published in Monday August 13th, 2012
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August 12, 2012 A women-only industrial city dedicated to female workers is to be constructed in Saudi Arabia to provide a working environment that is in line with the kingdom’s strict customs. The city, to be built in the Eastern Province city of Hofuf, is set to be the first of several planned for the Gulf […]
Published in Monday August 13th, 2012
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August 12, 2012 Major General Mohammad Hassan Ali Bayrak, commisioner of Nertity in Central Darfur, stated that heavy rains in several cities in Central Darfur caused destruction of homes and led to the death of a number of people. The rains are ongoing for two days now. The heavy rains and floods caused more than […]
June 27, 2012 United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, Richard Falk, warned Wednesday that the number of people affected by the demolition of Palestinian buildings has increased by 87% compared to last year. Mr. Falk also demanded that the Israeli Government immediately stop demolishing Palestinian homes […]
The film bellow is the first of a series of shorts that document the problems and challenges faced by the majority of Egyptians in their built environment. These include hazards such as collapsing buildings, pollution and floods, as well as deprivation from basic infrastructure such as water, energy and public transport. The series also links such problems with the state’s policies that are directly or indirectly linked to the built environment, stating a set of demands to pressure policy change that falls in line with the right to housing.
The documentary shows the eviction of the Sukulele neighborhood in Istanbul due to “urban transformation”. Most of the residents were Roma and they were relocated to another area, not compatible with their budget and their life condition.
May 21, 2012 by William Temple A recent court case, from May 8 2012, reported by Haartez has highlighted how The Absentee Property Law together with unsupported affadavits has been used to secure the evictions of Palestinians from their homes in sensitive areas of East Jerusalem. A number of legal methods have been used by […]
Published in Monday May 14th, 2012
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May 13, 2012 A unique way of life in the West Bank is under threat after Israel renewed a legal bid to evict more than 1,600 cave-dwelling Palestinian farmers from their land in the desert hills near the Biblical city of Hebron. Israel’s defence ministry is expected to seek court approval this week to destroy […]
May 5, 2012 There are now so many Syrian refugees in Lebanon that they are running out of places to stay. Aid workers have warned for months that housing levels for refugees are quickly reaching a saturation point for the tens of thousands of refugees here, and it appears that the country has reached that […]
The Special Rapporteur was struck by the fact that the idea of housing as afundamental right is deeply rooted in Algerian society and that the State considers thequestion of housing to be one of its main responsibilities vis-à-vis the population. Shewelcomes the progress made by the State in implementing the right to adequate housingand notes […]
