Brazil: 1-Yr World Cup Countdown, 1,000s Face Eviction
Today, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and FIFA President Sepp Blatter will officially mark the one-year countdown to the opening of the 2014 World Cup. Meanwhile, thousands of Brazil’s residents struggle to rebuild their lives after
Published : 12 June 2013
Sri Lanka:Protests against Demolishing Women Homes
Tension prevailed in the Galle suburb of Karapitiya on Wednesday June 12th 2013 when Muslim women protesting the intended demolition of their homes by the Urban Development Authority(UDA)demonstrated in front of bulldozers and succeeded temporarily
Published : 12 June 2013
Haiti: UN "Gravely Concerned" at Families` Eviction
10 June 2013 – Following the razing of a temporary camp sight in Haiti, a senior United Nations official today expressed concern about ongoing illegal forced evictions and human rights abuses of families displaced by
Published : 10 June 2013
Palestine: IOF Demolish 4 Homes, 4 Sheds Near Jericho
eyewitnesses have reported that dozens of Israeli military jeeps, accompanied by an armored D9 bulldozers, invaded the An- Nuwei’ma area, north of the West Bank city of Jericho, and demolished four homes, and four sheds. The
Published : 04 June 2013
First Palestinian Conference on Population Transfer
Ramallah—The BADIL Resource Center on Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights (Bethlehem) hosted the first Palestinian conference on forced population transfer at the Red Crescent Society, Ramallah, on 4 June 2013. The conference entitled “Forced Population
Published : 04 June 2013
Housing, Land and Property Rights in the Muslim World
Over four days, 27–30 May 2013, Habitat International Coalition participated in a regional “Learning Event on Housing Land and Property Rights in the Muslim World,” organized by UN Habitat’s Global Land Tools Network and the
Published : 30 May 2013
UN Expert: “People Living in Poverty Must Have Their Say”
The independent expert on extreme poverty and human rights urged world governments to enable persons living in poverty to participate in decisions that affect their lives. “States must make sustained and proactive efforts to ensure
Published : 29 May 2013
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
Published : 29 May 2013
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
Published : 26 May 2013
