Habitantes da África

Mrs Gift George, women leader in Abonema Wharf community addressing the media during the Social Action organised press briefing on Wednesday, 27th January, 2010.

Social Action in collaboration with Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN) organised a press briefing at Abonema wharf community on Wednesday to once again draw attention to the plights of the over 200,000 people that would be displaced and rendered homeless.

Nairobi, Stop Dumping Death on Us

Nairobi has over 4,000,000 inhabitants and just one dumping site: Dandora. People are obliged to burn the waste and toxic fumes contaminate the air 24 hours a day affecting over 900,000 people.
On the 10th of December 2009, World Human Rights Day, the campaign invites you to take part in a public forum at Korogocho Chief Camp, a space for community members and key institutional stakeholders to look for a way forward.

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.

Bundu Waterfront Genocide

Relatório de atualização sobre o Genocídio do Distrito de Bundu em 12 de outubro de 2009

pelo Governo do Estado de Rivers

Este Relatório trata do recente Genocídio ocorrido no Distrito de Bundu no eixo dos assentamentos de Port Harcourt no Estado de Rivers na Nigéria. O Relatório é apresentado pela União Nacional de Inquilinos da Nigéria baseado não apenas nas notícias veiculadas nos jornais, mas também na experiência pessoal de autoridades da União que visitaram o local e realizaram entrevistas com os líderes da comunidade afetada, que confirmaram o incidente e forneceram informações úteis à União.

Au secours Caryane centra agonise!

Le mythique bidonville des Carrières centrales est dans l'œil de la spéculation foncière, pour se voir menacé de dispersion aux quatre coins de Casablanca.

Eyewitness Video Testimony

The political rivalry in KwaZulu Natal has exploited ethnic sentiment and tensions that emerged during the Jacob Zuma election campaign, and we believe that the African National Congress (ANC) in and around Kennedy Road is using ethnicity to mobilise local residents against popular social movements such as Abahlali baseMjondolo. We call to mobilise in solidarity of the Kennedy Road Development Committee and Abahlali baseMjondolo.

Abalahli march on Dan Plato 20th july 2009 (© Sydelle Willow Smith)

The South Africa's largest shack dwellers' movement Abahlali baseMjondolo (AbM) have been fighting over the issue of housing rights for 15 years now. Now a representative is in London to promote te movement

Enquanto o Governador do Estado de River (RSG) parece ter se envolvido em uma batalha final para destruira orla de Njemanze e Abonnema Wharf apesar do Supremo Tribunal Federal da Nigéria ter expedido uma Ordem de restringí-lo de realizar qualquer demolição na orla, UN-Habitat expandiu o Relatório sobre a missão à Port Harcourt (12-16 março de 2009).

Nenhum comentário formal foi recebido do Governo do Estado de River, mas nossas fontes confirmam que eles receberam o Relatório e que estavam cientes da avaliação da UN-HABITAT sobre os despejos em Port Harcourt.

Apoio e Solidariedade aos Povos Indígenas do Peru

Representantes de organizações sociais de 18 países da África e América Latina reunidos na cidade de Harare, Zimbábue, ante a repressão criminosa ordenada pelo governo de Alan Garcia que culminou com o massacre e desaparecimento de centenas de indígenas no Peru que exigiam a revogação dos decretos presidenciais que violam seus legítimos direitos ao território, aos bens comuns da natureza e ao ambiente, manifestamos:

No Land, No House, No Vote, South Africa

25 and 26 February 2009

The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government has passed legislation [1] affecting the lives and rights of shack dwellers. The shack-dweller movement, Abahlali baseMjondolo, has challenged this law and will take their case to the Constitutional Court. But after a provincial judge ruled against the movement's first challenge, an article by the head of media services for the Department of Housing (published in the Witness newspaper on 24th February 2009) said: