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Official Mission to the Republic of Indonesia Preliminary findings: Media Statement

Published in Tuesday June 11th, 2013 In News on the Rapporteurs

Read the Special Rapporteur media statement regarding her preliminary findings during the mission to Indonesia.

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UN envoy told to press RI on housing rights

Published in Monday June 10th, 2013 In In the media

Human rights groups have called on the United Nations special rapporteur on housing rights, Raquel Rolnik, to demand that the Indonesian government immediately resolve cases of housing rights violations, such as forced evictions and the forced expulsion of minority groups.

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Security of Tenure Project: know more on the African consultation

Published in Tuesday June 4th, 2013 In News on the Rapporteurs

The Special Rapporteur conducted a consultation, between May 27 and 28, in Johannesburg, on security of tenure for the urban poor in the African continent.

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Experiences for strengthening security of tenure discussed during a consultation in Quito, Ecuador

Published in Tuesday May 28th, 2013 In Collection

On May 11, the Special Rapporteur promoted in Quito a consultation a consultation on the main land policy experiences and planning instruments in Latin America aimed at strengthening security of tenure.

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Indonesia: UN expert on the right to adequate housing launches first visit

Published in Monday May 27th, 2013 In News on the Rapporteurs

United Nations Special Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik will conduct her first official visit to Indonesia from 30 May to 11 June 2013 to collect first-hand information on the progressive realization of the right to adequate housing in the country.

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Secure housing for millions remains a global challenge

Published in Wednesday May 8th, 2013 In News on the Rapporteurs

For the millions of people facing forced evictions and displacement, access to secure and adequate housing continues to be a challenge. According to the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions, it is estimated that more than 18 million people were evicted from their homes between 1998 and 2008

Rapporteur participates in World Bank meetings in Washington

Published in Thursday May 2nd, 2013 In News on the Rapporteurs

The Rapporteur was especially invited to discuss the review process of the World Bank safeguard policies, which she has been following since 2010.

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Special Rapporteur sends 19 communications during the second semester of 2012

Published in Tuesday April 30th, 2013 In Dialogue with countries

Check the communications sent by the Special Rapporteurs, as well as the answers received from the Member States, referring to the second half of 2012.

UN experts urge World Bank to adopt human rights standards on the eve of key gathering in Washington

Published in Thursday April 18th, 2013 In News on the Rapporteurs

A group of United Nations independent experts called on the Word Bank to adopt human rights standards this weekend, during the review of its environmental and social policies.

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Hungary is entrenching the criminalization of homelessness, say UN experts on poverty and housing

Published in Wednesday April 3rd, 2013 In News on the Rapporteurs

Two UN Special Rapporteurs criticized today a recent amendment to the Hungarian Fundamental Law that authorizes to outlaw sleeping in public spaces.

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