Inhabitants of Asia
Tokyo, Demand a halt to MLIT's violent eviction of homeless people!
Eviction Arakawa riverside area, near Horikiri Bridg, Tokyo ( 2011)
This letter is to ask your support and your signatures on the call for the homeless people living on the Arakawa river bank (northern part of the central Tokyo) who are now facing the threat of forced eviction by the Japanese government.
Mumbai, WHD: Rally, Memorandum and Joint Anti-Evictions Task Force announced
WHD, Rally from Mahim Phatak to Pivla Bunglow in Dharavi (Mumbai, October 31 2011)
A new alliance of inhabitants organizations organized the World Habitat Day. About 500 grass-root communities submitted a Memorandum to the State Chief Minister demanding to Stop Forceful Evictions and open a dialogue with Local Communities, NGOs and CBOs to find appropriate solutions to the Mumbai’s housing crisis in full compliance with the ICESCR. To support the demands, it was announced setting up of the Joint Anti-Eviction Task Force involving all the stake-holders.
Make Phnom Penh an Eviction Free Zone!
Launching Petition Make Phnom Penh an Eviction Free Zone
Over the past two decades, over ten percent of the Phnom Penh’s population has been displaced, often for poorer futures. These World Habitat Days, join us in calling on Phnom Penh Governor Kep Chuktema to end forced evictions and declare Phnom Penh an Eviction Free Zone
. The last day to sign the petition is November 1 2011.
Making Phnom Penh an Eviction Free Zone
Please join us for the Phnom Penh solidarity event, hosted by the Housing Rights Task Force (HRTF), which will include speeches by activists, film trailers, video footage and photos of evictions, as well as a call to sign a petition to make Phnom Penh an Eviction Free Zone. John Vink to present photos of recent Boeung Kak Lake evictions.
Petition to Make Phnom Penh an Eviction Free Zone
Evictions in Phnom Penh represent a gross violation of human rights and have widespread social impacts. We call on your leadership to bring an end to this practice and to declare the city an Eviction Free Zone.
The Petition will be handed over to the Governor on November 2 2011.
All of you are called to sign in solidarity the Petition here and right now!
Bangladesh, Human chain and meeting for Zero Evictions and Right to Housing
Organized by the International Alliance of Inhabitants-WAI Bangladesh the people of Bangladesh have observed the World Habitat Day 2011 successfully completed the following activities for the day.
The World Habitat Days & Zero Eviction Days in Bangladesh
National Parliament House, Dhaka, BangladeshOctober 3 2011 9.00 am The WAI Bangladesh Committee Meeting (IPD, RHDS, PDAP, PRATTAY, PROSHIKA & Shelter for the Poor), invite all the people to participate to the following activities to observe the World Habitat Days & Zero Eviction Days 2011 in Bangladesh.
The World Habitat Days & Zero Eviction Days in India
National Forum for Urban Poor (NFUP
), an active member of Leaders and Organisors of Community Organisations in Asia (LOCOA
) and affiliated to International Alliance of Inhabitants (IAI
), committed to the decision taken by the World Assembly of Inhabitants
at WSF-Dakar
, 2011,
call upon all housing and land rights activists/organisations to join in mass actions in 4 Mega Cities (Mumbai, Kolkata, New Delhi and Bangalore
) of India between 1
st
October
and 31
st
October 2011
to demand an immediate end to forced evictions and land grabbing, and a halt to the persecution and intimidation of activists and genuine fulfillment of the right to housing and land for all.
Ted Anana: the seeds of solidarity he sowed will continue to flourish and inspire us
Dear friends,
The sad news of the loss of our friend and comrade, Ted, touches the hearts and minds of all of us.
I would therefore like to start by offering our most sincere condolences to his wife Connie, his entire family and all of you, but sure in the knowledge that he will be with us all forever.
Mumbai, Demostration to support alternative to evictions in Dharavi
About 300 affected people demonstrated against evictions threatened by MCGB (Mumbai, March 23 2011)
PROUD carried out a demonstration on 23rd March, 2011, attended by more 300 inhabitants, to pressurise their demands to face the threats of evictions, providing alternative house in agreement with the affected families current living on pipeline.