Published in Wednesday May 26th, 2010
In News
GENEVA – The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik, said Wednesday that a decline in the rights afforded to communities founded by former slaves to control and benefit from their traditional lands may infringe Brazil’s international human rights obligations.
Published in Saturday March 20th, 2010
A possible alternative in cases where a definitive solution of adequate housing is not ready, is the support to the temporarily displaced through financial subsidies for access to housing units of third parties.
Published in Saturday March 20th, 2010
After continued repossession in several places, 61 families, formerly street dwellers and currently members of the Homeless Workers Movement, obtained a settlement close to a large urban centre known as Comuna da Terra Dom Tomás Balduíno, in Franco da Rocha, in the São Paulo Metropolitan Region, in Brazil.
Published in Saturday March 20th, 2010
The case of the implementation of the Itá hydroelectric power plant between the States of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil, demonstrates the feasibility of the agreement between the involved parties to define resettlement and financial indemnity criteria by removal necessity
Published in Sunday January 24th, 2010
In Reports
This report has the summary of communications sent and replies received from following Governments and other actors: Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroun, China, Colombia, Congo, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Kenya Korea (Republic of), Mexico, Nigeria, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Serbia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkmenistan, Uganda, […]
Published in Saturday January 24th, 2009
In Reports
This report has the summary of communications sent and replies received from following Governments: Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroun, China (People’s Republic of), Colombia, Ethiopia, Greece, India, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, México, Nigeria, Panamá, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka Sudan, Suisse, Turkey, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Zimbabwe. In the context of his mandate, the Special […]
Published in Thursday January 24th, 2008
In Reports
This report has the summary of communications sent and replies received from following Governments: Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroun, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Honduras, India, Israel, Italy, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (the), Malaysia, , México, Nepal, Philippines, South Africa, Sudan (the), Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Uruguay, Vietnam, United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo. In […]
Published in Thursday January 26th, 2006
In Reports
This report has the summary of communications sent and replies received from following Governments: Australia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Israel, Philippines, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Zimbabwe, Other actors: United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo In the context of his mandate, the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing receives a large number of communications […]
Published in Tuesday February 1st, 2005
In Reports
Thematic reports: Homelessness
Mission reports: Kenya and Brazil
