Habitat III Basics

World Bank’s Evicted and Abandoned

Beneath a gloomy white sky, more than 100 armed police poured into the slum of Badia East in the teeming megacity of Lagos, Nigeria.   As they advanced, they cracked their batons on the unpaved streets and

Ethiopia: World Bank Embroiled in Mass Eviction

The soldiers pointed their guns at Odoge Otiri and led the 22-year-old student into the forest outside his village in western Ethiopia. Then, he says, they began pounding him with their nightsticks, leaving him bloody

UA: Roma Families at Risk of Forced Eviction

Around 160 families, mainly Roma, are at risk of forced eviction in the ‘Numbered Streets’neighborhood of Miskolc, Hungary. The authorities must ensure that no one is forcibly evictedfrom their homes.The Municipality of Miskolc, plans to

Thailand: Canal Squatters are Facing Forced Eviction

The eviction process will begin initially along Klong Ladprao which has more than 3,000 squatters. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is going ahead with its plan to construct flood prevention embankments and accordingly, numerous homes along

India: Land Bill Implies Deep Trouble

Land acquisition in India has probably never been as debated, as after the decision of the NDA government to circumvent the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013

Local Authorities Supporting Palestinian Rights

Civil society and social movement participants met with local authorities to discuss the legal obligations and practical examples of cities and local government implementing the principles of nonrecognition and cooperation with parties that violate human

Press release: Global Platform for the Right to the City

The Global Platform for the Right to the City, through the organizations involved in it, will participate on the 13th World Social Forum (WSF) at the University of Tunis (Tunisia), from 25th- 27th March. The

NEW from HIC-HLRN: “The Land and Its People”

HIC-HLRN has just published the English-language version of its compilation of papers and presentations of the MENA Land Forum (2009–13).   This volume compiles the contributions of participants in four rounds of the MENA Land Forum,