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1,000 families homeless in Caloocan fire in Manila

Published in Tuesday April 22nd, 2014 In In the media

A person died and at least 1,000 families were rendered homeless after a massive fire hit a residential area in Caloocan City on Sunday afternoon.

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HLRN Releases a Handbook on “How to Respond to Forced Evictions”

Published in Thursday April 17th, 2014 In Social movement news

At an event organised in New Delhi on 16 April 2014, Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN) launched its new publication titled “How to Respond to Forced Evictions: A Handbook for India”.

Viet Nam land grabbing case needs to be urgently addressed – UN human rights experts

Published in Wednesday March 26th, 2014 In News

A group of United Nations independent human rights experts on Wednesday called on the Vietnamese Government to intervene urgently in a case of forced eviction of the last remaining residents of Con Dau.

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.

Rapporteur sends nine communications during the 2nd semester of 2013

Published in Friday March 14th, 2014 In Dialogue with countries

During the second semester of 2013, Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik sent nine communications and received seven country responses. Find out more!

Watch the Rapporteur’s presentation at the UN Human Rights Council

Published in Tuesday March 11th, 2014 In News on the Rapporteurs

Watch the Rapporteur’s present her thematic report and her mission reports and the interactive dialogue with the member-countries at the HRC.

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Read the Rapporteur’s statement presented at the UN Human Rights Council

Published in Monday March 10th, 2014 In News on the Rapporteurs

Read the complete statement given by the UN Special Rapporteur, Raquel Rolnik, during the presentation of her thematic report and her mission reports at the 25th session of the UN Human Rights Council, on March 10, 2014.

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Human Rights Council: presentation of reports and side event on security of tenure – Newsletter # 44

Published in Thursday February 27th, 2014

On March 10, Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik presents her last reports to the UN Human Rights Council. Know more!

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Life on margins: Slum dwellers for resettlement plan before eviction

Published in Monday February 17th, 2014 In In the media

Resolving to resist any move to evict them, residents of various katchi abadis in the capital held a demonstration in Sector H-11 katchi abadi on Sunday afternoon, said a press release.

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Squatters refuse to go as eviction date looms

Published in Monday February 17th, 2014 In In the media

The notice warned that those who do not comply with the order could face one month in prison under section 21(1) of the Lower Burma Town and Village Lands Act. They will even be charged by the authorities for the cost of demolishing their homes, the notice said.

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