Fear of forced evictions
Urgent action: Vicious circle of forced evictions in Serbia
- Posté par : Barbel Conrads le 2 August 2010
UA: 167/10 Index: EUR 70/012/2010 Issue Date: 30 July 2010
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The authorities in Belgrade, Serbia's capital, are preparing to carry out the latest in a series of forced evictions of Roma communities living in informal settlements. At least 70 homes in an area known as Vidikovac will be demolished. The families who live there could be left homeless as a result of the evictions. [ Lire la suite » ]
Urgent action: 1,500 families at risk of forced eviction
- Posté par : Barbel Conrads le 29 July 2010
UA: 165/10 Index: MDE 12/029/2010 Issue Date: 28 July 2010
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On 25 July, residents of Al-Sahaby area in central Aswan, Egypt, complained to the Governorate of Aswan about plans to demolish their homes. The 1,500 affected families have not been consulted about this decision by the authorities and the alternative housing available to them in insufficient for their needs and located far from schools and healthcare facilities. [ Lire la suite » ]
Urgent action (good news): Thousands spared eviction in Zimbabwe
- Posté par : Marie-Francoise le 8 February 2010
Further information on UA: 196/09 Index: AFR 46/001/2010 Issue Date: 05 February 2010
Thousands of people in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, are no longer facing eviction from their market stalls and homes. Amnesty International has recently received formal notification that the threat of forced evictions had been withdrawn. [ Lire la suite » ]
Urgent action: Monks and nuns threatened with eviction
- Posté par : Marie-Francoise le 24 December 2009
UA: 348/09 Index: ASA 41/013/2009 Issue Date: 23 December 2009
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A mob with official backing is attempting to evict nearly 200 Buddhist monks and nuns from a monastery in central Viet Nam. The group have been sheltering there since they were evicted from another monastery in September, by a similar mob. [ Lire la suite » ]














