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Forced evictions to continue in Dagon

Published in Wednesday February 12th, 2014 In In the media

Up to 80,000 shantytown-dwellers in Rangoon’s Dagon Port Township — one of the poorest neighbourhoods in the former capital — have been declared illegal squatters and face eviction.

Forced eviction leaves hundreds homeless in Yangon Region village

Published in Thursday February 6th, 2014 In In the media

The residents of Tha Mee Lay village in Hlegu Township said bulldozers began destroying their homes early on February 4 in an operation that also involved about 2,000 government officials.

Evictions taint Turkey’s murky megaprojects

Published in Tuesday February 4th, 2014 In In the media

“Officials promised us, ‘everybody will benefit from these projects. You’ll be well compensated when we buy your land,'” the 34-year-old mother of three recalls. Four years later, however, Demircan’s family is instead being evicted from their home.

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Land, conflict and injustice in India

Published in Monday February 3rd, 2014 In Social movement news

There are many fires raging in India. The agrarian crisis is one of the most shocking and destructive, and it sits at the heart of a range of interconnected calamities.

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For some in Brazil, World Cup means evictions

Published in Monday January 27th, 2014 In In the media

he mega-event that will play out this summer in a dozen Brazilian cities is driving a frenzy of road construction, airport renovations and other projects. The impact is being felt most strongly among the poorest citizens, including residents of Porto Alegre’s largest favela, or slum, who have come to regard the soccer championship as synonymous with evictions, removals and demolition.

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U.S. Government Holding World Bank and IADB Accountable to Ensure Reparations for Chixoy Dam Victims in Guatemala

Published in Wednesday January 22nd, 2014 In In the media

From 1975-1985, the WB and IADB partnered with repressive and genocidal Guatemalan regimes of General Lucas Garcia, 1978-1982, and General Rios Montt, 1982-1983, investing close to $1 billion in the Chixoy dam “development” project. Thousands of Mayan campesinos were illegally and forcibly evicted from some 32 communities, while over 440 Mayan Achi villagers were massacred in the Rio Negro community. The survivors have been suffering in poverty, abandonment and trauma ever since.

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UN rights expert calls for the protection of indigenous people facing eviction in Embobut Forest, Kenya

Published in Tuesday January 14th, 2014 In News on the Rapporteurs

A United Nations independent expert has urged the Government of Kenya “to ensure that the human rights of the Sengwer indigenous people are fully respected, in strict compliance with international standards protecting the rights of indigenous peoples.”

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UN expert urges Kenya to protect rights of indigenous people facing eviction

Published in Tuesday January 14th, 2014 In News on the Rapporteurs

An independent United Nations human rights expert today urged the Kenyan Government to protect the rights of the Sengwer indigenous people who have lived in the Embobut Forest for centuries and are now facing eviction. “Indigenous peoples shall not be forcibly relocated from their lands or territories,” said the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, James Anaya.

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Evict Them in Five Easy Steps

Published in Friday January 10th, 2014

Amnesty International and WITNESS produced this short animation on how governments and corporations forcibly evict people. In every part of the world people are forced out of their homes without warning or consultation, without access to justice and without compensation, and oftenly involving violence.

Romanian court victory: Forced eviction of Roma in Cluj-Napoca illegal

Published in Wednesday January 8th, 2014

The Cluj-Napoca County Court (Tribunal) decided that the Mayor’s decision to forcibly evict around 300 Roma in December 2010, to a site adjacent to a waste dump, was illegal.

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