América do Sul e Central

Special Rapporteur visits Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territory – Newsletter #18


On February 12, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik, concluded her official visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory holding a press conference in Jerusalem, in which she presented her preliminary findings. In March, the Rapporteur will present to the UN Human Rights Council, in Geneva, her Argentina and Algeria missions reports and also the thematic report on women and the right to housing.

2014 World Cup Match: FIFA-1, Brazil-?

The wealthy international soccer organization forces tax and labor-law exemptions on the next host of the games.

Cartoons made to picture sports mega-events impacts on host cities

The work of cartoonists and artists on the impacts of sports mega-events on the host cities.

Images of mobilization activities in the context of sports mega-events

See photos of protests and other activities taken by society in the context of sports mega-events like the World Cup and Olympics.

Pictures of forced evictions in mega-events

Photos of evicted communities and images related to forced evictions as a result from the host cities’ projects for mega-events like the World Cup and Olympics.

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Hello everybody! Please, describe yourself here!

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The report on the mission to Argentina is already available

The report on the 2011 visit to Argentina is already available. The Special Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik was invited by the government of that country to verify the situation of the right to housing in the country. In the report she presents her conclusions and recommendations to the government.

Argentina

As Police Invade Another Favela, Brazil Vents Fury

As many of the homemade videos posted on YouTube show, the invasion of the Pinheirinho favela by some 1,800 police in riot gear — throwing tear-gas bombs and firing rubber bullets — left residents frightened, furious and homeless.