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In Rwanda, habitat policies still need fine-tuning, says UN expert

Published in Thursday July 19th, 2012 In In the media

July 16, 2012 The UN special rapporteur on adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik , has issued her preliminary findings on habitat in Rwanda, saying that  implementation still faces challenges. In the nine days she spent in the field, she worked on the policy of villagisation-imidugudu, the land reform policy and urban strategies, then on planning and […]

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Kenya Vision 2030: Slum upgrading in Soweto

Published in Wednesday July 18th, 2012 In Social movement news

July 17, 2012 In September 2000, Kenya was one of 189 countries that signed an international treaty called the Millennium Declaration. The object of the declaration was to define a common worldwide vision for development that was to be achieved by the year 2015. The Kenyan government drafted these resolutions into a development paper of its […]

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The Making of an Urban Occupation: Manoel Congo

Published in Wednesday July 18th, 2012 In Social movement news

Manoel Congo is comprised of 42 families and 120 residents, the vast majority of whom have lived there since occupation in 2007. Many, but not all, are MNLM activists. Watch the video below to find out more about community life in this occupation:

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Getting real on human rights at the U.N.

Published in Wednesday July 18th, 2012 In Opinion

July 6, 2012 In the past several days, sound and fury again erupted in Geneva, with allegations of hypocrisy leveled against the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). In testimony before the Council, Thor Halvorssen argued that allowing Venezuela and other bad guys seats on the Council prevents it from promoting human rights. I agree that […]

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HFH Sri Lanka To Help 3,600 Internally Displaced Families Build Homes in Eastern Province

Published in Tuesday July 17th, 2012 In Social movement news

July 16, 2012 Latest Project Will Bring Number Of Houses Habitat For Humanity Has Helped Build In Sri Lanka To Over 6,800 Habitat for Humanity Sri Lanka and the High Commission of India have signed an agreement to help 3,600 internally displaced families build homes in the eastern province of Sri Lanka. The agreement is […]

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Charity launches housing campaign in Ireland

Published in Tuesday July 17th, 2012 In In the media

July 16, 2012 Housing charity Focus Ireland has mounted a concerted campaign to secure a legal right to housing for all citizens in need of a home, in line with the situation in other European countries. The Right To A Home campaign commenced today, as a survey for the charity suggested 80 per cent of […]

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UN Housing Right expert visiting Kigali

Published in Tuesday July 17th, 2012 In In the media

July 10, 2012 The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik, is visiting Rwanda from 5 to 13 July 2012, at the invitation of the Government. During her nine-day visit, Ms Rolnik will meet with Government officials, human rights groups and other stakeholders. “This will be a great opportunity to look […]

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Land reform and habitat important for stability, says UN expert in Rwanda

Published in Tuesday July 17th, 2012 In In the media

July 14, 2012 The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik, has highlighted the issues of resettlement of people and land reform as two of the main challenges for the consolidation of peace and stability in Rwanda. “The processes of displacement and resettlement of people that are taking place in […]

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Housing is a human rights issue, says UN official

Published in Tuesday July 17th, 2012 In In the media

July 11, 2012 Housing is a cross-cutting human rights issue that goes beyond structures, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing at the Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Raquel Rolnik, has said. She was speaking yesterday during a tour of Nyagatovu model village in Kayonza District, Eastern Province. “Housing is […]

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Rwanda: Habitat Policies Still Need Fine-Tuning says UN Expert

Published in Monday July 16th, 2012 In In the media

July 16, 2012 The UN special rapporteur on adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik , has issued her preliminary findings on habitat in Rwanda, saying that implementation still faces challenges. In the nine days she spent in the field, she worked on the policy of villagisation-imidugudu, the land reform policy and urban strategies, then on planning and […]

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