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France urged to stop discrimination against Roma

Published in Thursday August 30th, 2012 In News on the Rapporteurs

The French government has been urged by United Nations independent experts to stop discrimination against the Roma people. The Special Rapporteurs on minority issues, migrants, housing and racism say that evictions of the Roma continue and threaten to place families in highly vulnerable situations.

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Roma evictions/expulsions: “France must comply with international non-discrimination standards”

Published in Thursday August 30th, 2012

United Nations human rights experts urged the French Government to ensure that its policies and practices regarding the dismantling of Roma settlements and the expulsion of migrant Roma conform in all respects to European and international human rights law relating to non-discrimination. “Evictions continue and threaten to place families in highly vulnerable situations,” stressed the Special Rapporteurs on minority issues, migrants, housing and racism.

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The Marlboro Evictions in South Africa and the Shortfalls of the Housing Policy

Published in Tuesday August 28th, 2012 In In the media

August 28, 2012 After protests against evictions in Marlboro last week cast fresh scrutiny on the legality of the evictions themselves, lawyers and NGOs working in the area warned that the legal challenge against the evictions masked a far greater problem: namely, the severe shortage of housing in Alexandra and the spill-over into neighbouring Marlboro. […]

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French police clear Roma camp in Evry near Paris

Published in Monday August 27th, 2012 In In the media

August 27, 2012 French police on Monday dismantled a Roma camp near Paris, where 70 people, including 19 children, were living. The action comes just days after the government promised a fresh approach in its controversial handling of the ethnic minority migrants. Police in Evry, on the outskirts of Paris, moved in at dawn to […]

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No Plans to Evict Maasai From Serengeti, Tanzania

Published in Monday August 27th, 2012 In In the media

August 27, 2012 THE government has no plans to evict 48,000 people belonging to the Maasai tribe from Serengeti to pave way for hunting activities by foreigners. A press statement issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism signed by the Ministry’s Spokesperson, Mr George Matiku, revealed that there won’t be evictions. The statement […]

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‘Illegal’ JMPD evictions shatter Marlboro community in South Africa

Published in Thursday August 23rd, 2012 In In the media

August 22nd, 2012 Metro police in Johannesburg have cracked down on a community of shackdwellers in Marlboro, evicting residents in direct contravention of state laws. The Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) has dug in its heels and is continuing to evict residents of an informal settlement in Marlboro, despite a court ruling to the contrary. […]

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France must commit to ending forced evictions of Roma

Published in Tuesday August 21st, 2012 In Social movement news

August 21st, 2012 French cabinet members must take action to halt forced evictions of Roma communities and set a housing policy that respects and protects their rights, Amnesty International said ahead of a high-level ministerial meeting. The 22 August meeting called by Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault is the first of its kind since a new […]

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Guatemalan military evicts dozens squatters camp

Published in Thursday August 16th, 2012 In In the media

August 15, 2012 The Guatemalan Defense Ministry says it has evicted about 100 people from government property and has bulldozed their makeshift homes. Ministry spokesman Col. Erick Escobedo said 12 families initially “invaded” the land in January and the encampment had grown to 32 homes. Escobedo said Wednesday that the country’s National Coordinator for Disaster […]

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Roma trapped in misery as France demolishes camps

Published in Thursday August 16th, 2012 In In the media

August 15, 2012 The camps weren’t much to begin with: they had no electricity or running water. Grocery carts served as makeshift grills. Rats ran rampant and fleas gnawed on young and old alike. But they were home – and they were better than the new reality for thousands of Gypsies who have been forced […]

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Tribunal for Evictions 2012

Published in Tuesday August 14th, 2012 In Mobilisation and agenda

The Tribunal for Evictions launches an international call to identify cases of evictions for its 2012 session. The Tribunal will take place on 28 September 2012 in Geneva within the Geneva Habitat Forum and for the launch of the World Zero Evictions days 2012.

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