Botswana: Bushman Eviction Suspended

Bushmen from Ranyane in southern Botswana have been granted a court order which suspends Tuesday’s planned evictions of the community by local authorities.   On Tuesday 28 May, Botswana’s High Court ruled that the case be suspended

Who Rules Cairo Street? The Residents Who Build It

After the revolution two years ago, working-class residents of that vast informal neighborhood, tired of having no direct access to the 45-mile-long Ring Road, took matters into their own hands. In the absence of functioning

Han Farmers Beat Mongolian Herders for Denying Leases

Sri Lanka: Land Grabs in North andEast

Last week saw a hugely dangerous move by the government. Section 2 notices under the Land Acquisition Act were pasted on trees in Valikamam North in the Jaffna Peninsula indicating that an extent of approximately

Ethiopia: New Amhara People Evicted from the South

Less than a week since the new Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalgn warned that there would not be any kind of forced eviction during his Parliamentary session, over 90 families of the Amhara ethnic origin

France: Woman (72) Hangs after Eviction Threats

Land Forum IV Concludes with New Commitments

The Habitat International Coalition’s Housing and Land Rights Network organized its 4th Land Forum for the Middle East/North Africa, in Tunis, 26–28 March 2013, under the title: “From Broken Promises to People’s Solutions.” This Land Forum

Ethiopia: World Bank told to Investigate links to `Villagisation` Project

Bank`s accountability panel says complaints by Ethiopians of forced evictions in Gambella should be looked into. An independent panel has called for an investigation into a World Bank-funded project in Ethiopia following accusations from refugees that

Angola: Thousands Evicted in Luanda’s Cacuaco District

It adds insult to injury to first evict people with brute force, with no warning or time to prepare, and then imprison them when they are left homeless and destitute. The government should promptly ensure