Recent victims of eviction

Zero Eviction Campaign Results and Perspectives

No. 25 Forced Eviction and Human Rights

No. 25 Forced Eviction and Human Rights

Will we ever lose the fear of eviction?

Measures taken for protection from eviction due to urban development

Family of yobs destroyed Saltash, Cornwall council house ahead of eviction

Other instances of forced eviction occur in the name of development.

Marshal Hogue has issued an order for your eviction, and tomorrow...

16. States should fully explore all possible alternatives to any act involving forced eviction.

The Department of Safety has to condemn those buildings and issue eviction notices today.

The mayor himself signed the eviction notice. We'll take our kids to city hall.

17.1 States should ensure that secondary occupants are protected against arbitrary or unlawful forced eviction.

(j) Ill treatment of Roma by public officials in situations of forced eviction or relocation.

66. The eviction of peasants from La Blanca farm, Ocós, San Marcos, was not peaceful.

247. Tenants in non profit as well as private rental housing are equally protected against eviction.

The eviction was hailed by relieved neighbours who said their lives had been made a living hell.

Moreover, the Federation has conducted an eviction in contravention of an interim measure ordered by the Chamber.

Urges Governments to undertake immediate measures, at all levels, aimed at eliminating the practice of forced eviction

quot 3. Also urges Governments to confer legal security of tenure on all persons currently threatened with forced eviction and to adopt all necessary measures giving full protection against forced eviction, based upon effective participation, consultation and negotiation with affected persons or groups

3. Also urges Governments to confer legal security of tenure on all persons currently threatened with forced eviction and to adopt all necessary measures giving full protection against forced eviction, based upon effective participation, consultation and negotiation with affected persons or groups 4.

A dirty mattress left on the floor of one of the bedrooms in the house after the eviction

The Special Rapporteur has received eviction complaints from Botswana, Kenya, the Philippines, India and Guatemala, among other countries.

21. All persons threatened with forced eviction, notwithstanding the rationale or legal basis thereof, have the right to

Forced eviction and house demolition as a punitive measure are also inconsistent with the norms of the Covenant.

That would entail more energetic measures regarding the eviction of those who, threatening violence, are illegally using Serbian property.

quot 2. Urges Governments to undertake immediate measures, at all levels, aimed at eliminating the practice of forced eviction

This applies equally to host communities at resettlement sites and affected persons, groups and communities subjected to forced eviction

The Israeli authorities carry out the eviction through the Civil Administration, with the help of the Israeli Defence Forces.

If these estimates are correct a very significant number of persons currently threatened with eviction will not receive adequate resettlement.

Such speculation has furthermore facilitated the development of eviction procedures which take no account of the human right to housing.

The Advisory Group is currently working on its first report to the Executive Director, documenting cases of pending or ongoing eviction.

The court decided to auction the house to pay compensation to the four parties and ordered the eviction of its occupier.

The soldiers opposed the eviction and claimed that they were under orders to arrest the president of the court if necessary.

Affirms that the practice of forced eviction constitutes a gross violation of human rights, in particular the right to adequate housing

Hitherto the task force has made progress with the conceptualization of the term forced eviction on the basis of the general comments made by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and with the identification of the authorities responsible for each of the different forms that forced eviction takes.

3. Also strongly urges Governments to confer legal security of tenure on all persons, including all women and men who are currently threatened with forced eviction, and to adopt all necessary measures giving full protection against unreasonable eviction, based upon effective participation, consultation and negotiation with the affected persons or groups

They find themselves in situations of eviction, heavy indebtedness, unemployment and under the indifferent regard of a society where many live comfortably.

The testimonies from regional consultations also highlighted the impact of having to consistently live with the threat of eviction and associated violence.

The eviction was carried out despite a strong intervention by the Office of the Federation Ombudsmen arguing that the decision was unlawful.

24. All persons subjected to any forced eviction not in full accordance with the present Guidelines should have a right to compensation for any losses of land or personal, real or other property or goods, including rights or interests in property not recognized in national legislation, incurred in connection with a forced eviction.

Angela Crow, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said the eviction sent a clear warning to other tenants who continue to flout the rules.

19. All persons have a right to security of tenure which provides sufficient legal protection from forced eviction from one s home or land.

339. On 7 April, the Custodian of Absentee Properties sent eviction notices to 100 families in the Yatta area, in the Hebron district.

Residents still living there remain under threat of forced eviction by powerful landlords who have illegally appropriated land at below market rates since 2003.