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In Serbia, Belvil forced eviction highlights need for new laws

Published in Thursday October 18th, 2012 In Social movement news

October 17, 2012 The new Serbian government must introduce legislation which prohibits forced evictions, Amnesty International said in a briefing published today. After Belvil: Serbia needs new laws against forced eviction looks into the devastating impact on the lives of almost 1,000 Roma who were forcibly evicted on 26 April 2012 from the informal settlement […]

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Amnesty International deplores Roma Gypsy resettlements in Serbia

Published in Thursday October 18th, 2012 In In the media

October 17, 2012 Amnesty International on Wednesday sharply criticised Serbian authorities for forcibly resettling Roma Gypsies in the capital Belgrade earlier this year and called for legislation banning such evictions. “The mass forced eviction demonstrates the need for legislative changes in Serbia. The authorities need to urgently adopt a law which prohibits forced evictions and […]

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Scores of Roma left homeless in forced eviction near Paris

Published in Tuesday October 16th, 2012 In Social movement news

October 15, 2012 Around 150 Roma – including some 60 children – have been left homeless outside Paris after being forcibly evicted and having their homes bulldozed on Monday morning, Amnesty International said. The forced eviction in Noisy-le-Grand, in the department of Seine-Saint-Denis east of the capital, is the latest in a string of similar […]

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In China, rise in forced evictions fuelling discontent, says Amnesty International

Published in Monday October 15th, 2012 In Social movement news

Violent forced evictions in China are on the rise as local authorities seek to offset huge debts by seizing and then selling off land in suspect deals with property developers, Amnesty International said as it urged government action. In a new 85-page report, Amnesty International highlights how forced evictions – a longstanding cause of discontent within China – have increased significantly in the past two years in order to clear the way for developments.

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Amnesty: China forced evictions in ‘significant rise’

Published in Monday October 15th, 2012 In In the media

Forced evictions in China have risen significantly in recent years as local officials sell off land to property developers, Amnesty International says. Many cases involve violence and harassment, in what the group called “a gross violation of human rights”. Pressure on local officials to meet economic goals and vested interests were behind the coercion, it said.
In the BBC link, it’s possible to watch a video about the forced evictions.

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Serious and systematic violations of land and housing rights continue in Cambodia

Published in Monday October 15th, 2012 In Social movement news

October 12, 2012 The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) released today a seven-page briefing note entitled “Cambodia: A Mounting Human Rights Crisis”. The briefing note warns that the violations of land and housing rights are “on-going, serious and systematic,” and that the use of judicial and extra-judicial means to harass, intimidate and criminalise activists […]

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500 Families Homeless in Land Row in Kenya

Published in Wednesday October 10th, 2012 In In the media

October 8, 2012 More than 500 families from Laini Moja in Kitale spent the night in the cold after their houses were demolished by alleged Matisi Cooperative Society members. It is alleged that the Matisi Cooperative Society claim that the families settled in their land and hired street boys and goons who demolished their shelters. […]

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October 2012, World Zero Evictions Days – for the Right to Housing. All Together!

Published in Monday October 8th, 2012 In Social movement news

September 26, 2012 The first step of joint agenda established established by the Urban Social Forum is on October, the World Zero Evictions Days – for the Right to Housing, in order to unify the Global Campaign for the right to housing and to land. The central focus is the struggle against expulsions, evictions, the […]

Special Rapporteur visits Curitiba, Brazil, to address the impacts of the World Cup to the right to housing

Published in Sunday October 7th, 2012 In News on the Rapporteurs

(Português) A Relatora Especial da ONU, Raquel Rolnik, visitou Curitiba para abordar a questão do direito à moradia no contexto dos megaeventos esportivos e dos mega-projetos. A capital paranaense será uma das cidades-sede da Copa do Mundo de 2014 no Brasil.
A visita fez parte da “I Semana de Cultura e Cidade – Metrópolis”, evento realizado pelo Ministério Público do Paraná, em parceria com o Programa de Educação Tutorial da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR). O objetivo principal das visitas e reuniões é debater a situação das comunidades ameaçadas de remoção.

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The Roma in France: “Is Hollande going to expel us all?”

Published in Monday October 1st, 2012 In In the media

(Português) October 1st, 2012 Like their classmates, Roma children in one Paris suburb are getting to grips with a new school year – but French ministers continue to play politics with their future. The Roma families who live in the Voltaire settlement in Saint-Denis, near Paris, count themselves lucky. They live on a piece of […]

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