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Buenos Aires.Informe: Una sociedad excluyente y una ciudad desbordada.La Agenda Metropolitana y un debate impostergable
En la Buenos Aires Metropolitana (BAM), a partir del ultimo tercio del siglo XX, se está produciendo una de las peores situaciones socioterritoriales de su historia: 1) una mayor polarización en términos sociales
(si bien en la última década crece el sistema productivo, no ha mejorado en igual medida en términos de distribución) y 2) una oferta de bienes y servicios urbanos fuertemente segmentada
. Esto ha generado que a partir de la caída del modelo sustitutivo de exportaciones, a fines de los ´60, vienen creciendo ostensiblemente los niveles de la desigualdad en la ciudad de Buenos Aires, cabecera metropolitana (Abba, A. P., Furlong, L., Laborda, M. y Susini, S., 2011).
Barcelone,« Repensar Bon Pastor » de l’héritage de Cerdà à la ville du XXIème siècle
Quartier historique populaire hérité de l’exposition universelle de Barcelone de 1929, dans le droit fil de la pensée de Cerdà, Bon Pastor ne doit pas être sacrifié sur l’autel de la rénovation à tous crins, prônée par la municipalité de Barcelone. C’est le point de vue défendu par les auteurs de l’article, à l’origine d’un concours d’architecture, soutenu par l'AIH dans le cadre d'une Campagne Zéro Expulsions pour « repenser » le quartier en tant que modèle d’avenir.
Right to housing in Argentina: violations despite State commitment
"I commend the Government’s decision of 2003 to consider housing a responsibility of the State, but I'm very concerned about violent evictions taking place in various regions of the country and the lack of more comprehensive promotion of adequate housing in Argentina, "said UN Special Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik, as she concluded her official mission to the country (13-21 April 2011).
Brazil off-course for World Cup and Olympics – UN housing expert
As Brazil prepares to host the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games, the Special Rapporteur of the UN Human Rights Council on the right to adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik, said Tuesday she has received many allegations concerning displacement and evictions potentially leading to violations of human rights.
Rwandan ‘anti-thatch’ campaign leaves thousands of ‘Pygmies’ homeless
A family stand amidst the ruins of their home © COPORWA/Survival
A Rwandan government programme to destroy all thatched roofs in the country is leaving thousands of Batwa ‘Pygmies’ homeless.
Dale Farm Travellers eviction: the battle of Basildon
Dale Farm Travellers site in Essex. (Suzanne Plunkett/REUTERS )
Local councils say they can no longer afford to provide sites for Travellers – and now the evictions are about to begin.
Kenya, Court declares forced evictions from informal settlements unconstitutional
A performer from Black Marimba Cultural troop entertains marchers as they gather at Central Park, Nairobi (Amnesty International)
Forced evictions of persons living in unplanned settlements and slums is a common feature of urban development. People living in these informal settlements live at the margins of society. Under the repealed Constitution, the aggrieved persons had very limited rights to pursue. The Constitution now has protections for persons living in informal settlements against forced eviction.
16ème Rapport de la Fondation Abbé Pierre: le livre noir du mal logement en France
3,6 millions de personnes non ou très mal logées, plus de 5 millions en situation de fragilité à court ou moyen terme dans leur logement...
Presenta LCC iniciativa que beneficia a personas con incapacidad en Tlaxcala
Presenta Lorena Cuéllar iniciativa que beneficia a personas con incapacidad e invalidez laboral y que son acreditados del Infonavit, lo anterior durante la XIV Sesión Ordinaria celebrada en el H. Congreso del Estado.
She Wants To Be "The People's Sheriff" In Philadelphia
Cheri Honkala announces she's running for Sheriff of Philadelphia
Cheri Honkala, founder of the Kensington Welfare Rights Union and national organizer of the Poor Peoples Economic Human Rights Campaign, announced on Thursday, February 17, she will be running in the November election as the Green Party candidate for Sheriff in the City Of Philadelphia.