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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Published in Saturday July 14th, 2012
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The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik, today 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.
Published in Wednesday July 11th, 2012
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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.
Published in Tuesday July 10th, 2012
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In an official mission to Rwanda, the UN Special Rapporteur, Raquel Rolnik, presented her first observations on Rwandan habitat to parlimentarians, members of agriculture, livestock, environment and economic development committees from the country’s chambers. She says the policies on habitat are adequate but their implementation still requires more effort.
Published in Tuesday July 3rd, 2012
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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 into how the most densely populated nation in Africa is managing land and housing issues in a way that takes into account equality and non-discrimination,” the Special Rapporteur said.
Published in Tuesday June 26th, 2012
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June 22, 2012 When Thabita Mukamusana’s partner died shortly after the birth of their child, she raised their son without hope of connecting him to his paternal family, or his inheritance, in her village in south-west Rwanda. Because the boy had been born outside of marriage, she believed that any claim would be impossible. Yet […]
Published in Sunday January 24th, 2010
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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, […]
