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Amnesty International sollecita le autorità italiane a porre fine agli sgomberi forzati dei rom

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:39:53 GMT

La famiglia di Saltana Ahmetovich (Nino) nel campo di via la Monachina, Roma, settembre 2009 © Amnesty International

Amnesty International ha chiesto alle autorità italiane di riesaminare un controverso piano abitativo che ha causato lo sgombero forzato di centinaia di rom e che spiana la strada allo sgombero di altre migliaia di persone nei prossimi mesi.
Questo piano potrebbe essere preso a modello per eseguire sgomberi forzati in altre regioni italiane. Uno sgombero effettuato senza consultazione preventiva e senza l'offerta di un alloggio alternativo adeguato a tutte le persone colpite è una violazione dei diritti umani.

France, Réquisition de logements: l'éclatante victoire du oui

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:16:48 GMT

Réquisition logements vides

Selon l’Ifop, 69 % des Français se déclarent favorables à la réquisition des logements privés. Un large consensus qui témoigne de l’ampleur de la crise du logement. Si la gauche se rassemble, la droite quant à elle se divise sur le sujet.

Violencia policial y desalojos ilegales cerca de una mina de oro en Papúa Nueva Guinea

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:33:07 GMT

El gobierno de Papúa Nueva Guinea debe investigar la actuación de miembros de la policía que, mientras desalojaban a personas de manera ilegal de los terrenos próximos a una de las mayores minas de oro del país, quemaron sus hogares y les amenazaron con pistolas, ha señalado hoy Amnistía Internacional.

Stopping corruption to save lives: A practical guide for humanitarian emergencies

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:18:54 GMT

A timely, comprehensive practical guide for combating corruption in relief and reconstruction has been published today by Transparency International (TI), the global anti-corruption organisation, in collaboration with seven major humanitarian agencies.

USA, The 10 Most Notable Homeless Stories of 2009

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:38:24 GMT

Gala Crum is homeless, pregnant and living in a tent alongside the interstate in Prince William county. (Bill O'Leary - The Washington Post, 2009 )

The economic recession made homelessness a hot topic in 2009. It seemed every day there was a story about shelter bed shortages, record numbers of school children, or a new tent city popping up. But which stories stood out the most? Change.org has scoured the headlines and trends to compile the 10 most notable homelessness stories of 2009.

China, Owners to get say in relocation

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:01:50 GMT

Property owners' rights will soon receive better protection under revisions to the controversial regulations for demolishing urban housing, a senior legislative official said yesterday.

Tunnels beneath Vegas a refuge for homeless people

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:38:49 GMT

Tunnels beneath Vegas a refuge for homeless people

Underneath its glitzy casinos, far from the bright marquees, there is another Las Vegas, a pitch-black, dank underworld virtually unknown and unseen by those who live, work and play above.

For Some in Japan, Home Is a Tiny Plastic Bunk

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:23:18 GMT

Jobless, and Living in a Bunk

For Atsushi Nakanishi, jobless since Christmas, home is a cubicle barely bigger than a coffin — one of dozens of berths stacked two units high in one of central Tokyo’s decrepit “capsule” hotels.

Vancouver tenants allege eviction for landlord's Olympics profiteering

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:03:31 GMT

Home not Games

"My sense is this is the tip of the iceberg, it's the beginning of December and this is when I imagine these situations will start to ramp up," said Laura Track, a spokeswoman for Pivot Legal Society, who joined members of the Olympic Resistance Network to publicize the situation Monday.
In April, the City of Vancouver passed a housing bylaw allowing temporary rentals during the Games, so long as landlords have a municipal licence.

Land reform must not shut out Côte d’Ivoire’s IDPs - report

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:59:23 GMT

Village of Yapleu, Moyen Cavally, in the western area of Côte d’Ivoire (Barbara McCallin/IDMC, July 2008)

A reform programme designed to formalise customary land rights in Côte d’Ivoire may compromise durable solutions for internally displaced persons (IDPs) if their specific needs are not taken into account, according to a new report by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).

Pakistan:Fears over planned Karachi rail project

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:53:41 GMT

Part of the Omar Colony UC-7 near the railway line

On 3 September a Pakistan government committee approved a project worth Rs 128.5 billion (US$1.54 billion) to revive the Karachi Circular Railway and turn it into a modern commuter service, but not everyone is pleased: some 7,000 households will need to be relocated.

Egypt: Out of the slum and into joblessness

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:28:18 GMT

Trucks transport the furniture of residents of Istable Antar slum in Cairo to new homes about 50 km outside the capital

CAIRO, 17 November 2009 (IRIN) - When government workmen came in a truck to take Ahmed Mohamed's furniture to his new home just outside Cairo, the 32-year-old fisherman said “We were given beautiful homes, but they’re good for nothing. What can a fisherman like me do in the desert?”

Five children are evicted in Scotland every day

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:20:04 GMT

Five children are evicted in Scotland every day

The report, Eviction of children and families: the impact and the alternatives, highlights the depth of the problem in Scotland and the devastating impact that eviction can have on the lives of children and families. It also focuses in on best practice and looks at alternatives to eviction being used by a variety of organisations across the country.

Brasil, Projeto cria Serviço de Moradia Social

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:48:55 GMT

Moradia social (Elza Fiúza/ABr)

O objetivo da proposta é criar um serviço gratuito de moradia digna para a população de baixa renda por meio de um conjunto de ações e iniciativas integradas às demais políticas de desenvolvimento urbano e promoção social.

Michael Moore's Action Plan: 15 Things Every American Can Do Right Now

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:18:59 GMT

Michael Moore

Five things we demand the President and Congress do immediately:

1. Declare a moratorium on all home evictions. Not one more family should be thrown out of their home. The banks must adjust their monthly mortgage payments to be in line with what people's homes are now truly worth -- and what they can afford. Also, it must be stated by law: If you lose your job, you cannot be tossed out of your home....

El fallecimiento de Han van Putten

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:43:22 GMT

Han van Putten

Pionero del derecho al hábitat sin fronteras

Han van Putten, nacido el 28 de mayo de 1922, falleció el pasado 25 de octubre en su casa de La Haya (Países Bajos). Estaba casado con la ya fallecida Anneke van Putten-Torensma, era padre de Sietske, Frank, Marc, Willem (también fallecido) y Rebecca, y amigo de Lidie Luursema.

Algérie: agitation pour des meilleurs logements

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:14:41 GMT

Policiers algériens sous des jets de pierres lors d'une manifestation près d'Alger, le 20 octobre 2009

Des centaines de jeunes, soutenus par des femmes et des pères de familles de la cité populaire de Diar Echems, ont affronté les forces de l'ordre avec des pierres en les empêchant d'entrer dans ce bastion pauvre du quartier El Madania, Ils protestaient contre les conditions d'attribution de logements sociaux et leur "mal vie" dans des logements exigus ou insalubres, alors que les autorités entendaient interdire la construction de baraques de fortune sur un terrain de football adjacent à la cité.

As barricadas que dividem São Paulo

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:25:41 GMT

mapa dos conflitos em 2009

Só neste ano, foram pelo menos dez grandes protestos em diversas regiões de periferia da capital paulista, que resultaram em enfrentamentos com a polícia e um saldo de destruição de casas e pertences familiares, pessoas presas e feridas. Orquestradas, ou não, o fato é que essas manifestações parecem expressar a revolta dos moradores contra as tantas formas de exclusão e violência de que são testemunhas diárias.

Africa: Talking about forced displacement

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:10:39 GMT

The displaced in Bulo Hawo, near the Kenyan border

KAMPALA, 22 October 2009 (IRIN) - Civil society and government officials are gathered in the Ugandan capital of Kampala to discuss the Convention on the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Africa and a declaration on refugees, returnees and IDPs.

Afrique: Coup de projecteur sur les déplacés

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:03:37 GMT

Les personnes déplacées trouvent souvent refuge dans des camps de fortune tels que celui-ci

NAIROBI, 19 octobre 2009 (IRIN) - Quarante ans après la signature d’une convention historique sur les droits des réfugiés africains, les dirigeants du continent sont appelés à marquer une nouvelle étape juridique décisive, en adoptant un instrument de protection des personnes déplacées à l’intérieur de leur propre pays.