Inhabitants of Americas

Haití, Organizaciones se movilizan por derecho a la vivienda digna y segura
A pesar de ser un derecho humano fundamental garantizado en la Constitución de Haití, el acceso a la vivienda digna y segura todavía no es una realidad presente en el país. Para llamar la atención de la comunidad internacional sobre la violación de ese derecho en territorio haitiano, organizaciones sociales promoverán, entre los días 29 de septiembre y 4 de octubre, en el marco del Día Mundial del Habitat y las Jornadas Mundiales Cero Desalojos, un Simposio Internacional sobre e... »»

Haití: Por el Derecho a la Vivienda Rumbo a la Asamblea Mundial de los Habitantes de 2011
Unas 12 organizaciones de distintos sectores se están preparando para celebrar el Día Mundial del Hábitat en Haití del 29 de septiembre al 4 de octubre de 2010, a través de un simposio internacional sobre el derecho a la vivienda, donde se establecerá una estructura para promover la participación de Haití en la Asamblea Mundial de Habitantes a realizarse al mismo tiempo que el Foro Social Mundial que va a celebrarse en Dakar, Senegal, en enero de 2011. »»

Inhabitants of Europe

(Almost All) Evictions banned in Hungary
Eviction blockade in Budapest (May 13 2010) On July 22, 2010 the newly elected center-right Hungarian government declared a ban on almost all forms of eviction until April 15, 2011. The only and yet very significant exception to this ban are squatters who continue to be unprotected from forced eviction by either private or public bodies. »»

Rockeurs, militants, habitants ensemble en défense de la forêt de Khimki
Concert to support the struggle against the Khimki forest destruction and for freedom (Moscow, 2010) Evguenia Tchirikova, leader du mouvement de défense de la forêt de Khimki (banlieue de Moscou) n’aurait jamais imaginé se retrouver devant pareille foule et parmi de telles personnalités, lorsqu’elle a commencé son combat, presque en solitaire, il y a deux ans désormais. Alors qu’elle se promenait avec ses deux enfants en bas âge, elle avait alors été choquée par l... »»

Inhabitants of Asia

Inhabitants, from Bangalore to Dakar
The city of Bangalore, India is welcoming the World Assembly of Inhabitants (WAI) from August 18 to 23, 2010 during this new building phase. It was preceded by an important preview on August 16 - i.e. meetings with inhabitants' organisations of Delhi's popular neighbourhoods, involved in the struggle against evictions caused by the investments of the next Commonwealth Games. »»

The 2010 Commonwealth Games: Whose Wealth, Whose Commons?
The 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) will be held in New Delhi, India, from 3-14 October 2010. Given the many unanswered questions that have marked the CWG process, the Housing and Land Rights Network – South Asia Regional Programme (HLRN) decided to undertake a study on various dimensions of the CWG. »»

Housingtube

Inhabitants of the Middle East

IRAQ: Karbala IDPs, squatters encouraged to return
Insufficient funds and an overburdened public services infrastructure have prompted authorities in Iraq’s central province of Karbala to assist the voluntary return of up 90,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) and 100,000 squatters. »»

Yemen: Selling food aid to pay the rent

IDPs in Sanaa rush to register their names with aid agencies so that they can receive assistance (Adel Yahya/IRIN Some of the thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) who have fled fighting in Saada Governorate, northern Yemen, are selling food aid in the capital, Sanaa, to pay their rent, say an aid worker and some IDPs. »»

Inhabitants of Africa

South Africa, Serving our Life Sentence in the Shacks

Sit down in front of the police (Abalhali, March 22 2010) People all over South Africa have been asking the leaders of Abahlali baseMjondolo as to why the government continues to ignore the demands of the shack dwellers. They have been asking why after all the marches, statements, reports and meetings the Kennedy Road settlement continues to get burnt down through the endless shack fires. »»

"Não partam a minha casa" Angola, Benguela, 29 a 31 de Julho de 2010
Para dar uma ideia da gravidade da situação da habitação em Angola, em Julho de 2009 o Governo Provincial de Luanda demoliu cerca de 3000 casas nos bairros Iraque e Bagdade, no município do Kilamba Kiaxi, deixando ao relento cerca de 15 mil pessoas. Um caso análogo ocorreu em Março de 2010, cerca de 2.500 famílias ficaram desalojadas em decorrência da avassaladora onda de demolições de residências na cidade do Lubango levadas a cabo pelo Governo da Província da Huíla. Objectivo... »»

Local Autorithies

France, Un front s’organise pour le droit au logement
Les élus communistes et républicains ont tenu à Ivry, Val-de-Marne, les états généraux du logement, de l’habitat et de la ville. »»

Makeshift Camp
REPORT: BONJOUR BOBIGNY - 2 TO 8 JULY 2009 Under the Bondy bridge, between the canal and the tramway, is the spot where several Roma families have settled in their caravans. The atmosphere here is coloured by the inhabitants’ kindness, a certain degree of resignation, and great destitution. »»

local info

African Commission against Sudanese government for large-scale forced evictions and atrocities in Darfur
In a landmark decision, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has ruled against the Sudanese government, accusing it of committing a wide range of human rights violations against the people of Darfur. In its decision, the African Commission found Sudan responsible for large-scale forced evictions and violations of a wide range of human rights, including the rights to life, housing, food, health, judicial remedies and to be free from torture, including rape. »»

France, Etats Généraux: 4 milliards d'euro pour un Service d'Intérêt Général du logement
Organisés à l'initiative de l'ensemble des acteurs du logement, soit une trentaine d'organisations, ces Etats Généraux du Logement constituent une démarche partenariale totalement inédite visant à refondre la politique du logement pour mieux répondre à l'urgence des besoins des habitants. 1300 personnes ont répondu présentes à l'appel lancé par les organisateurs des Etats Généraux du Logement ce 4 mai à la Mutualité.Parmi les 15 propositions présentées au ministre, la formulati... »»

global info

UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing - newsletter #1
We are pleased to present the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing website! There you will find reports and other documents prepared by the Rapporteur, as well as news on the topic. With this tool, we hope to facilitate access to information concerning the Rapporteur’s work, create a space of reference on the subject and a channel for direct communication with the public. For that purpose, we expect to receive contributions and news from all over the world. Wel... »»

China silences women housing rights activists ahead of Expo 2010
Shen Peilan (left), Mao Hengfeng (middle) and Jin Yuehua (right) "Better city - better life" is the theme of Expo 2010, which begins in the Chinese city of Shanghai on Saturday. Yet it is a hollow slogan for more than 18,000 families who were evicted from their homes to pave the way for China's global technology and innovation showpiece. »»