Mot-clefs : Report
US Anti-Foreclosure Programs Not Enough - Watchdog
Le plan mis en place par le Gouvernement américain pour lutter contre la crise des saisies immobilières semble incroyablement insuffisant et devrait être élargi, constate le rapport d’une commission de contrôle au Congrès. Avec une saisie toutes les 13 secondes, les Etats-Unis s’enfoncent dans une crise du logement susceptible de détruire des milliards de dollars de valeurs immobilières, et d’étouffer dans l’œuf la reprise d’une économie éreintée.
Update Report on Port Harcourt demolitions
One of the De-roofed buildings in Njemanze Street, Port Harcourt
This Report is given based on follow-up activity by the National Union of Tenants of Nigeria, which includes visits to the area and interviews with the affected persons. The Report will be update to include the living conditions of the affected and suggestions on how they could be assisted to alleviate their plights and prevent a reoccurrence.
Boom or Doom? China's housing market continues to grow and expand
Shenyang, China - March 11 2009: A child plays along a railway at a shanty town where residents will move into low-rent apartments provided by the government.
Nigeria: Bundu shooting must be investigated
The Nigerian government must set up an independent commission of inquiry to investigate the use of firearms by security forces that left at least one person dead and 12 seriously injured at Bundu waterfront last year, Amnesty International said in a report.
Just Move Them': Forced Evictions in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Nigeria: Over 200,000 people at risk of losing their homesThe Nigerian authorities must suspend a series of planned demolitions and evictions in waterfront areas of Port Harcourt that will leave over 200,000 people at risk of homelessness Amnesty International said in a report released today.
Filippine, Rapporto sugli sfratti : nel 2011 il più elevato numero di casi registrati dal 1994
La police anti-émeutes et une équipe gouvernementale de démolition affrontent les habitants lors de la démolition de bidonvilles dans le village de Corazon De Jesus à San Juan City (11 janvier 2012).
Selon une étude menée par l’association pour le droit au logement Urban Poor Associates’ (UPA), l’année 2011 a connu le plus grand nombre d’expulsions enregistré depuis 1994. Entre les mois de janvier et décembre 2011, 14 744 familles, soit 73 780 personnes, ont été expulsées suite à 39 démolitions. 92 % de ces expulsions sont considérées comme illégales car elles ne satisfont pas aux critères définis par la Urban Development and Housing Act
(loi sur le développement urbain et le logement). Des violences ont eu lieu au cours de sept de ces démolitions.
Port Harcourt, Alternatives for urban renewal
Port Harcourt Waterfront looking north over Aggrey Estate towards the State Secretariat
A new report from urban development specialists at the Max Lock Centre (University of Westminster) gives further reason for concern over Rivers State's plan for sweeping demolitions of slum housing.
The scale of the issue- up to 500,000 could be displaced by Port Harcourt demolitions - and its potential impact – remains obvious. If well developed, ideas from the report could support a renewal of southern Port Harcourt that would greatly exceed expectations and provide a much needed economic and social boost.
USA, Report on Renter's Rights violations in Foreclosed Properties
Protesters locked together inside Stony Ridge house against eviction (Toledo, USA, May 2010, J.D. Pooley/Sentinel-Tribune)
Malgré une loi fédérale édictée en 2009 visant à protéger les locataires vivant dans des biens saisis, de nombreux locataires à travers le pays sont toujours menacés d'expulsion et sont forcés de quitter leurs maisons dans les plus bref délais. Un rapport rendu par le National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, Staying Home: The Rights of Renters Living in Foreclosed Properties
, explique l'impact de la nouvelle loi et évoque les problèmes liés à son application. Il résume également les résultats d'une enquête menée auprès de 50 États sur les modifications des lois fédérales qui protègent les locataires vivant dans des biens saisis depuis début 2009.
Iraq: Political wrangling leaves around 2.8 million displaced Iraqis with no durable solutions in sight
Seven years after the March 2003 US-led invasion, Iraq remains deeply divided. Iraqis have been internally displaced in three periods: either under the former Ba’ath government; from the March 2003 invasion until the February 2006 Samarra bombing; and since then. Today, one in ten Iraqi is still internally displaced, totalling 2.8 million people. They face continuing threats to their physical security and difficulties accessing basic necessities and essential services. (...)
New Report: “Simply Unacceptable” Homelessness and the Human Right to Housing in the U.S.
The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty has released a report card grading the United States on its response to homelessness and its compliance with the human right to housing. “Simply Unacceptable”: Homelessness and the Human Right to Housing in the U.S.
issues failing grades in more than one category, according to international standards.
The U.S. Conference of Mayors reported a 9 percent increase in family homelessness last year, and with 1.2 million foreclosures expected in 2011 – more than any other year in American history – advocates anticipate it will only get worse.
42 million displaced by sudden natural disasters in 2010 – report
Millions of men, women and children around the world are displaced from their homes each year by sudden-onset natural disasters. This report finds that over 17 million people were newly displaced in 2009 and over 42 million in 2010, most of them by extreme weather events. The sheer scale of displacement should leave no doubt as to the seriousness and immediacy of the challenge facing affected populations, governments and the international community. People displaced by disasters have the right to be protected and assisted, and greater efforts and collaboration between actors from different fields are required to strengthen preparedness and response."