United Kingdom

More than 215,000 households face eviction

Published in Monday May 26th, 2014 In In the media

More than 215,000 homes in England are at risk of eviction or repossession, reckons Shelter. That’s the equivalent of 4,140 households being threatened every week. And the homeless charity’s research reveals that Newham in east London as the area where people are most likely to lose their home, while Salford is the eviction and repossession-risk capital of the north.

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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.

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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United Kingdom

Published in Saturday March 1st, 2014 In Reports

The Special Rapporteur, Raquel Rolnik, conducted a mission to the United Kingdom from August 27 to September 11, 2013. Know more.

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Read the comments to the mission report by the United Kingdom

Published in Thursday February 27th, 2014

Read the comments made by the United Kingdom regarding issues and data addressed by the UN Special Rapporteur in her report about the mission conducted to the country in 2013.

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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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Sneinton Market: Eviction notices handed to 21 tenants

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

MORE than 20 tenants of units next to Sneinton Market are being evicted to make way for a new creative area. Notices were handed out to traders over the course of the last week and Nottingham City Council says it will help them find alternative places.

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Review of the Rapporteur’s Activities in 2013 – Newsletter #42

Published in Wednesday January 22nd, 2014

Read the review of the Rapporteur’s activities in 2013, with all the reports presented, the missions and working visits conducted and the consultations on security of tenure held.

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EU migrants to be helped find homes by assigned housing officer in Aberdeen

Published in Wednesday January 8th, 2014 In In the media

The city council has revealed that 18.5 per cent of housing applications are from the migrant worker community and councillors believe migrants have not been given the same level of information and advice about entitlement to local authority housing since the city council stopped funding the project three years ago.

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