Not Just a Condition, but Cause of Poverty
Being evicted isn’t just a condition of poverty, it’s a cause, says Matthew Desmond, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book "Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City" (Crown Books). While much research and conversation has
Published : 13 February 2018
France: Equality Law Fails, Roma Evictions Increased
Paris, Budapest 6 February 2018: In the last year 11,309 Romani people were evicted from their homes in France, the majority of which (8,161) were forcefully evicted by authorities. A further 2,055 left their homes before
Published : 08 February 2018
Pakistan: Lahore City Evicts Slum Dwellers
LDA’s forced eviction of Model Town slum dwellers is shocking, but not surprising. No one with a shred of shame can imagine such a thing happening in any democracy; but this is how the Lahore
Published : 07 February 2018
Coca-Cola, Nestlé Privatizing Guarani Aquifer
Coca-Cola and Nestlé to privatize the largest reserve of water in South America Private companies such as Coca-Cola and Nestlé are allegedly in the process of privatizing the largest reserve of water, known as the Guarani Aquifer,
Published : 05 February 2018
South Africa: The Great Land Grab Cover-up
The great land grab cover- up: how the government is helping chiefs and mining companies to steal your land You’re sitting at home, minding your own business, reading the news on your phone. If you are
Published : 05 February 2018
Pakistan: Empowering Sindh’s Landless Farmers
$5m project aims to empower Sindh’s landless farmers An internationally funded project was launched in Sindh last week in an attempt to improve land tenancy for landless farmers. Landless farmers (or haris) in the province usually have
Published : 05 February 2018
Germany: Coalition Talks Focus on Housing Crisis
German coalition talks to continue on Monday and focus on health and labor More than four months after a national election, Europe’s largest economy and pre-eminent power-broker is in political paralysis, causing concern among investors and
Published : 04 February 2018
Tanzania: Gov`t Seeks to Demolish 1,200 Homes
Advice given by World Bank to government officials against demolishing over 1,200 houses between Ubungo and Kimara suburbs of Dar es Salaam to pave way for a six-lane highway has saved them from losing their
Published : 02 February 2018
USA: Trump`s Utah Land Grab Begins
Trump`s ”Gold Rush” style land grab in Utah begins today The Trump regime`s decision to withdraw federal protections from millions of acres of public land in Utah last year will kick off a Wild West-era
Published : 02 February 2018
