Rio 2010

Inhabitants Together, A World Assembly in 2011 to Gain the Right to Live


Inhabitants of the world united for the right to the city!This was determined in the Call, approved by the plenary Urban Social Forum of Rio, summarizing the deep sense which invigorated the participation of thousands of people, social leaders, inhabitants organizations, tenants, homeless, cooperatives and communities in dozens of meetings, seminars and workshops which brought this unitary space to life.

Ideas behind “Bonpastor”: t@gether, on this occasion inh@bit@nts can win


The ideas competition "Repensar Bonpastor", sponsored by the IAI and organised by a group of architects, anthropologists and local planners, had a great success with over 150 teams enrolled. The Jury has selected four proposals as the best with the fifth one being awarded a special recognition. The winning teams consist of technicians from Spain, Holland, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Greece and Colombia, who have contributed towards the study concerning participatory urban regeneration and zero evictions at Bon Pastor’s “casas baratas” (“affordable housing”) neighbourhood in Barcelona. It is about gathering ideas to enable all people to benefit from, which has the opposite effect towards the City Council’s demolitions which have already begun in the neighbourhood.

Zero Evictions for Palestinians, NOW

Appeal to International Solidarity Action

We, inhabitants’ associations, international networks, voluntary groups, NGOs, public agencies, citizens of the world, express our indignation at and denounce Israel’s continual policies of eviction and demolition carried out against the Palestinian people, both Palestinians ’48 (citizens of Israel) and Palestinians ’67 (in the Occupied Palestinian Territories). These demolitions and evictions clearly violate international law.

Zero evictions in Nigeria

Appeal to International Solidarity Action

To break the silence on the fate of millions of people and put pressure on international institutions to play the role they should, the Zero Evictions Nigeria Campaign addresses an appeal not only to the Nigerian authorities, but also to UN-Habitat, the European Union, the Africa Union, the G8, the IMF and the WB.

Local Autorithies

France, Un front s’organise pour le droit au logement
Les élus communistes et républicains ont tenu à Ivry, Val-de-Marne, les états généraux du logement, de l’habitat et de la ville. »»

Makeshift Camp
REPORT: BONJOUR BOBIGNY - 2 TO 8 JULY 2009 Under the Bondy bridge, between the canal and the tramway, is the spot where several Roma families have settled in their caravans. The atmosphere here is coloured by the inhabitants’ kindness, a certain degree of resignation, and great destitution. »»

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Dakar, Les raisons d’un boom des loyers

Des immeubles de la Médina. Photo (c) Elhadji Babacar MBENGUE D’où provient cette montée vertigineuse du coût du loyer à Dakar ? Telle est à l’évidence la question que les populations ne cessent de se poser. Interrogés... »»

African Commission against Sudanese government for large-scale forced evictions and atrocities in Darfur

In a landmark decision, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has ruled against the Sudanese government, accusing it of committing a wide range of human rights violations against the people of Darfur. In its decision, t... »»

global info

UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing - newsletter #1

We are pleased to present the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing website! There you will find reports and other documents prepared by the Rapporteur, as well as news on the topic. With this tool, we hope to facili... »»

China silences women housing rights activists ahead of Expo 2010

Shen Peilan (left), Mao Hengfeng (middle) and Jin Yuehua (right) "Better city - better life" is the theme of Expo 2010, which begins in the Chinese city of Shanghai on Saturday. Yet it is a hollow slogan for... »»

Inhabitants Memory

Popular Fund for Land and Housing

Popular Fund for Land and Housing for Latin America and the Caribbean


Countries in the region should have an independent vision and policy that is decomposed into concrete lines of action. One of them must be the creation of a Popular Fund for Land and Housing for AL/C.
To fulfill these objectives, we will be publish in this space articles and we will promote dialogue and interactive debates, suggesting topics, encouraging initiatives to raise ideas and solutions. Join us!

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Solidarity, Haiti

Haiti, the right to housing is an obligation of the state


The housing problem is not a new phenomenon in Haiti, but it is one that has worsened and attracts the attention of many people. Thus, after the deadly, devastating earthquake on January 12, 2010, which exposed the weaknesses of the state, the frailty of the social structures and the vulnerability of the system, and which drove the population into the streets with the familiar issue of temporary shelters or makeshift camps, a new situation has developed. More than ever, this situation should engage the awareness of everyone, and mainly that of the state, whose obligation it is to allow the people to enjoy their fundamental rights: the right to housing, the right to education, the right to health, the right to nourishment, etc.

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Inhabitants of Asia

Inhabitants, from Bangalore to Dakar
The city of Bangalore, India is welcoming the World Assembly of Inhabitants (WAI) from August 18 to 23, 2010 during this new building phase. It was preceded by an important preview on August 16 - i.e. meetings with inhabitants' organisations of Delhi's popular neighbourhoods, involved in the struggle against evictions caused by the investments of the next Commonwealth Games. »»

The 2010 Commonwealth Games: Whose Wealth, Whose Commons?
The 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) will be held in New Delhi, India, from 3-14 October 2010. Given the many unanswered questions that have marked the CWG process, the Housing and Land Rights Network – South Asia Regional Programme (HLRN) decided to undertake a study on various dimensions of the CWG. »»

Inhabitants of the Middle East

IRAQ: Karbala IDPs, squatters encouraged to return
Insufficient funds and an overburdened public services infrastructure have prompted authorities in Iraq’s central province of Karbala to assist the voluntary return of up 90,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) and 100,000 squatters. »»

Yemen: Selling food aid to pay the rent

IDPs in Sanaa rush to register their names with aid agencies so that they can receive assistance (Adel Yahya/IRIN Some of the thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) who have fled fighting in Saada Governorate, northern Yemen, are selling food aid in the capital, Sanaa, to pay their rent, say an aid worker and some IDPs. »»

Inhabitants of Europe

(Almost All) Evictions banned in Hungary
Eviction blockade in Budapest (May 13 2010) On July 22, 2010 the newly elected center-right Hungarian government declared a ban on almost all forms of eviction until April 15, 2011. The only and yet very significant exception to this ban are squatters who continue to be unprotected from forced eviction by either private or public bodies. »»

Rockeurs, militants, habitants ensemble en défense de la forêt de Khimki
Concert to support the struggle against the Khimki forest destruction and for freedom (Moscow, 2010) Evguenia Tchirikova, leader du mouvement de défense de la forêt de Khimki (banlieue de Moscou) n’aurait jamais imaginé se retrouver devant pareille foule et parmi de telles personnalités, lorsqu’elle a commencé son combat, presque en solitaire, il y a deux ans désormais. Alors qu’elle se promenait avec ses deux enfants en bas âge, elle avait alors été choquée par l... »»

Inhabitants of Africa

South Africa, Serving our Life Sentence in the Shacks

Sit down in front of the police (Abalhali, March 22 2010) People all over South Africa have been asking the leaders of Abahlali baseMjondolo as to why the government continues to ignore the demands of the shack dwellers. They have been asking why after all the marches, statements, reports and meetings the Kennedy Road settlement continues to get burnt down through the endless shack fires. »»

"Não partam a minha casa" Angola, Benguela, 29 a 31 de Julho de 2010
Para dar uma ideia da gravidade da situação da habitação em Angola, em Julho de 2009 o Governo Provincial de Luanda demoliu cerca de 3000 casas nos bairros Iraque e Bagdade, no município do Kilamba Kiaxi, deixando ao relento cerca de 15 mil pessoas. Um caso análogo ocorreu em Março de 2010, cerca de 2.500 famílias ficaram desalojadas em decorrência da avassaladora onda de demolições de residências na cidade do Lubango levadas a cabo pelo Governo da Província da Huíla. Objectivo... »»

Inhabitants of Americas

Haití, Organizaciones se movilizan por derecho a la vivienda digna y segura
A pesar de ser un derecho humano fundamental garantizado en la Constitución de Haití, el acceso a la vivienda digna y segura todavía no es una realidad presente en el país. Para llamar la atención de la comunidad internacional sobre la violación de ese derecho en territorio haitiano, organizaciones sociales promoverán, entre los días 29 de septiembre y 4 de octubre, en el marco del Día Mundial del Habitat y las Jornadas Mundiales Cero Desalojos, un Simposio Internacional sobre e... »»

Haití: Por el Derecho a la Vivienda Rumbo a la Asamblea Mundial de los Habitantes de 2011
Unas 12 organizaciones de distintos sectores se están preparando para celebrar el Día Mundial del Hábitat en Haití del 29 de septiembre al 4 de octubre de 2010, a través de un simposio internacional sobre el derecho a la vivienda, donde se establecerá una estructura para promover la participación de Haití en la Asamblea Mundial de Habitantes a realizarse al mismo tiempo que el Foro Social Mundial que va a celebrarse en Dakar, Senegal, en enero de 2011. »»