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Forced Evictions in Rio de Janeiro, Interview with Favela Resident

Published in Monday December 13th, 2010

The mudslides of April 5, 2010 changed the lives of many residents in Rio de Janeiro. In the aftermath the mayor of Rio requested the immediate removal of hundreds of families from their homes, without giving any explanation or a proper assessment of the area. This video is narrated by a resident of Laboriaux in the favela of Rocinha as he talks about the experience of the forced evictions.

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Newsletter # 4

Published in Thursday November 11th, 2010

 

Early this month, the Seminar “Mega-events: Urban Impacts and Human Rights Violations” was promoted by the mandate of the Special Rapporteur in São Paulo. Representatives of civil society organizations of the World Cup 2014 future host cities in Brazil as well as researchers from Greece, South Africa and the United Kingdom were present. A filme specially released for the event by Miloon Kothari (former Rapporteur until 2008) and Shivani Chaudhry – both from the Housing and Land Rights Network – on the Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi, India, was also screened. A workshop was held at the end of the event with representatives of organizations and social movements of World Cup 2014 host cities. We formed a network to monitor, mobilize and promote a human rights agenda in the context of the World Cup and Olympic Games in Brazil.

Nigeria’s urban renewal is trying to bulldoze human rights

Published in Wednesday November 3rd, 2010 In News

The clearing of more than 200,000 people who live on the waterfronts of
Port Harcourt will wreck businesses and lives

Celestine Akpobari

guardian.co.uk, Monday 1 November 2010 14.00 GMT

Having to stand by and watch helplessly as bulldozers destroy home and
possessions is probably one of the hardest things any person could endure.
Yet that threat looms for
more than 200,000 people who live on the waterfronts of Port Harcourt,
in Rivers State, Nigeria. And for some like Love Bassett Okpadio it
has already become a reality.

Okpadio used to live in Njemanze, an informal settlement on Port Harcourt’s
waterfronts, with her husband and five children. In August 2009, Okpadio
and her family were forcibly evicted from their home which was demolished
under state authorities’ orders.

The clearing of more than 200,000 people who live on the waterfronts of
Port Harcourt will wreck businesses and lives

Celestine Akpobari

guardian.co.uk, Monday 1 November 2010 14.00 GMT

Having to stand by and watch helplessly as bulldozers destroy home and
possessions is probably one of the hardest things any person could endure.
Yet that threat looms for
more than 200,000 people who live on the waterfronts of Port Harcourt,
in Rivers State, Nigeria. And for some like Love Bassett Okpadio it
has already become a reality.

Okpadio used to live in Njemanze, an informal settlement on Port Harcourt’s
waterfronts, with her husband and five children. In August 2009, Okpadio
and her family were forcibly evicted from their home which was demolished
under state authorities’ orders.

Brazil: Megaevents and Forced Evictions

Published in Wednesday October 20th, 2010

Vila Autódromo, a low-income community in western Rio de Janeiro, havebeen fighting off eviction.

Eviction Free Zone in Bobigny

Published in Friday July 23rd, 2010

Due to a process of real estate valorization and as a consequence of the international financial crisis, a number of evictions took place in France caused by tenants’ lack of economic capacity to pay rental fees.

Inhabitants Together, a World Assembly in 2011 to Gain the Right to Live

Published in Monday May 17th, 2010 In News

Habitantes do mundo unidos pelo direito à cidade! Assim termina a Chamada
aprovada pela plenária do Fórum Social Urbano do Rio de Janeiro, resumindo
o sentimento profundo que animou a participação de milhares de pessoas,
líderes sociais, organizações de moradores, locatários, sem teto, cooperativas,
comunidades, em dezenas de encontros , seminários, oficinas que têm animado
este espaço unitário.

Deixando de lado a perseguição dos ritmos e das lógicas mercantis do Fórum
Urbano Mundial, este primeiro FUS escolheu abrir as portas para a eficiência
das sequências , especialmente, engajando todo mundo no processo de construção
da Assembléia Mundial dos Habitantes (AMH), indispensável valor acrescentado
participativo que nos fará ganhar o combate.

By Nicolas Sossass

Inhabitants of the world united for the right to the city!This was determined
in the Call, approved by the plenary Urban Social Forum of Rio, summarizing
the deep sense which invigorated the participation of thousands of people,
social leaders, inhabitants organizations, tenants, homeless, cooperatives
and communities in dozens of meetings, seminars and workshops which brought
this unitary space to life.

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Save Dale Farm Gypsy and Traveller community Bulletin – Zero Evictions

Published in Friday April 30th, 2010 In News

The Dale Farm Housing Association (DFHA) presents the 1st edition 2010 of the bulletin ‘SAVE DALE FARM’, which was designed and edited with the assistance of the Essex Human Rights Clinic.

The bulletin informs about the historical context of the Gypsy and Traveller communities of Dale Farm, UK, and the planned eviction that threatens their life and culture. The bulletin outlines the national and international legal contexts and presents steps taken by DFHA to prevent a forced eviction. It envisages to raise awareness and establish a network of monitoring organisations, and asks for active support.

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Communications Report (2010)

Published in Sunday January 24th, 2010 In Reports

This report has the summary of communications sent and replies received from following Governments and other actors: Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroun, China, Colombia, Congo, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Kenya Korea (Republic of), Mexico, Nigeria, Panama, Papua  New Guinea, Philippines, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Serbia,  South Africa,  Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkmenistan, Uganda,  […]

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PRESS RELEASE – Warning on dire situation of New Delhi’s homeless persons – UN expert on adequate housing

Published in Tuesday January 19th, 2010 In News

GENEVA (19 January 2010 ) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Ms. Raquel Rolnik, expressed her concern about the homeless persons that have died from cold recently in New Delhi and the risk to the lives of many others given the harsh weather and insufficient adequate shelters.

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PRESS RELEASE – UN Expert warns of mass forced evictions in Nigeria

Published in Thursday August 13th, 2009 In News

(13/08/2009) GENEVA – “Forced evictions can only be justified in the most exceptional cases and in full compliance with international human rights law,” said today United Nations independent expert Raquel Rolnik, while expressing her concern at the mass evictions planned by the Nigerian River State Government, which could leave hundreds of thousands of people homeless over the coming year.

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