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Surprise Eviction Leaves Hundreds Homeless in Johannesburg |
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Forced eviction Demolition/destruction |
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| Date | 01 September 2006 | ||||||||
| Region | AFA [ Africa anglophone ] | ||||||||
| Country | South Africa | ||||||||
| Location | Diteneg informal settlement, Johannesburg | ||||||||
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| Brief narrative |
Source: COHRE In September 2006, police evicted approximately 1 800 people from the Diteneng informal settlement, next to Lanseria Airport, Johannesburg. Most residents had lived in the settlement for 14 years. The eviction took residents by surprise, as they had not been served with eviction notices. Police used bulldozers to demolish the families’ homes, as well as many personal belongings. Although the Johannesburg Housing Department is supposed to provide the evictees with alternative accommodation, at the time of writing, the affected people have not been resettled. Residents believe the shacks are being demolished to make way for a golf estate. For full narrative, please visit: http://www.cohre.org/store/attachments/Global_Survey_10.pdf | ||||||||
| Costs | € 0 | ||||||||
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