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Cambodia land activists’ convictions called unjust

Published in Friday May 25th, 2012 In In the media

May 25, 2012 Human rights groups in Cambodia expressed outrage Friday over prison sentences imposed on 13 women who were protesting being evicted from their land without adequate compensation. The women were sentenced Thursday by a Phnom Penh court after being found guilty of aggravated rebellion and illegal occupation of land in a three-hour trial. […]

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Bangladesh: 40,000 slum residents face eviction

Published in Wednesday May 23rd, 2012 In Social movement news

May 22nd, 2012 Up to 40,000 people living in the biggest slum in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, could be facing eviction after a court order to clear government land in the city. So far 4,500 have been put out of their homes, and activists claim there are similar plans for the rest of the […]

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In Malaysia, 50 villages face eviction, claims Umno

Published in Monday May 21st, 2012 In In the media

May 21, 2012 Penang Umno has warned that about 50 villages housing some 36,000 residents are slated for demolition, posing a major eviction crisis for the state. State Umno chairman Datuk Zainal Abidin Osman said the villages, located on the island and mainland, were occupied by squatters who would be slapped with court orders to […]

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Evictions of Palestinians from their homes and other properties using affadavits

Published in Monday May 21st, 2012 In Opinion

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 […]

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Activists: Cambodian girl killed in mass eviction

Published in Wednesday May 16th, 2012 In In the media

May 16, 2012 Cambodian activists say a 13-year-old girl was shot to death Wednesday in the latest of several clashes between villagers and authorities trying to evict them to make room for development. Hundreds of armed police and soldiers tried to sweep out villagers in northeastern Kratie province from what authorities claim is state land, […]

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Stop forced evictions in Africa

Published in Wednesday May 16th, 2012 In Social movement news

Across Africa hundreds of thousands of people each year are left homeless when they are forcibly evicted from their homes by the authorities. In most cases evictions are conducted without any due process, consultation, adequate notice or compensation. Amnesty International has documented mass forced evictions in Nairobi, Accra, N’Djamena, Port Harcourt, Cairo and Harare in addition to other cities and countries across the continent.


Amnesty International has documented mass forced evictions in Nairobi, Accra, N’Djamena, Port Harcourt, Cairo and Harare in addition to other cities and countries across the continent. They are launching a campaign to help stop them.

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Favela do Metrô Terrorized through Drawn-out Eviction

Published in Wednesday May 16th, 2012 In In the media

Two years on from the first announcements that their houses would be cleared to make way for World Cup 2014 developments, residents of Favela do Metrô are still living through the brutal, drawn out destruction of their community. A stone’s throw from the world famous Maracanã stadium, Favela do Metrô was founded 33 years ago […]

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Nepal: Concern over condition of elderly, women and children homeless by evictions

Published in Tuesday May 15th, 2012 In In the media

May 13, 2012 The Asian Human Rights Commission condemns the excessive use of force and the lack of due process in the eviction of the community living in the squatter settlements in Thapathali, Kathmandu on the banks of the Bagmati River on 8 May 2012. Over 248 houses, including a school, were destroyed in the […]

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Cave-dwelling Palestinian farmers facing eviction from homes

Published in Monday May 14th, 2012 In In the media

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 […]

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50 hurt in N’ganj eviction drive (Bangladesh)

Published in Monday May 14th, 2012 In In the media

May 12, 2012 At least 50 people, including some police personnel, were hurt in clashes between police and residents of Narayanganj Railway Colony who were protesting against eviction of the colony on Saturday. As the residents of the colony did not heed to a notice asking them to remove constructions on the Railways Division land, […]

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