| "Desalojos forzados en América Latina: los casos
de Brasil, Argentina, Colombia y Perú" (2006) |
- Esta publicación es una versión más extensa del informe
presentado por COHRE a la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos
Humanos y contempla un análisis de las causas y las consecuencias
de los desalojos para la población, incluso las minorías étnicas y
las mujeres. > Su objetivo es informar e impulsar a los
gobiernos de los países de América Latina a incorporar en su
legislación interna y en sus políticas públicas los estándares
internacionales en materia de derechos humanos y prevención de
desalojos forzados.
 pdf [es](1634kb)
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| "Listening to the Poor, Housing Rights in
Nairobi, Kenya" (2006) |
- In July 2004, at the invitation of Kenyan NGO's, COHRE
conducted a fact-finding mission and met with residents of
Nairobi's informal settlements, the Government of Kenya and other
stakeholders. This mission report, originally released for
consultation in 2005 has been subsequently revised and
extended.
pdf [en](2212kb)
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| "Any Room for the Poor? Forced Evictions in
Johannesburg, Sth Africa" (2005) |
- This report is the product of a 3 month fact-finding mission
by COHRE. This draft version has been released for discussion
purposes.
pdf [en](611kb)
- High resolution version
2.7MB
pdf [en](2707kb)
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| Ruling Palestine (May 2005) |
- A history of the legally sanctioned Jewish-Israeli seizure of
land and housing in Palestine. COHRE and BADIL Resource Center for
Palestinian Residency & Refugee
Rights.
pdf [en](1808kb)  word [en](22kb)
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| "Defending the Housing Rights of Displaced
Persons in Colombia" (2005) |
- Colombia's internally displaced persons (IDP's), estimated by
UNHCR to number between 2 and 3 million, are currently in a dire
predicament. This report analyses the housing situation of these
IDP's in terms of their housing
rights.
pdf [en](788kb) pdf [es](774kb)
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| "El Derecho a La Vivienda En Argentina"
(2004) |
- Desafios para la promocion del derecho a la vivienda y a la
tierra en Argentina.
pdf [es](1045kb)
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| "Housing Rights in Nicaragua: Historical
Complexities and Current Challenges" (2004) |
- COHRE, in partnership with the Wisconsin Coordinating Council
on Nicaragua (WCCN), undertook a fact-finding mission to Nicaragua
in 2002. This joint report addresses the stark contrast in the
current housing rights situation as conditions for the poorer
segments of the population are
appalling.
pdf [en](1026kb)
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| "Continuing the Struggle for Justice and
Accountability in Guatemala" (2004) |
- Cohre in partnership with Rights Action, undertook and
extensive fact-finding mission to Guatemala in July 2003. This
report addresses the issues of reparations for the forced eviction
of Maya Achi communities in the context of the Chixoy Dam
construction.
pdf [en](1066kb)
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| "The Human Right to Housing in Australia"
(2004) |
- Produced for the Housing is a Human Right Project. A
collaborative project of VCOSS, Shelter Victoria, COHRE and
Women's Housing Ltd.
pdf [en](728kb)
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| "Bringing Equality Home: Promoting And
Protecting Inheritance Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa" (2004) |
- This report, a practical and legal overview, focuses on one
area in which the denial of land and housing rights is most
blatant - inheritance.
pdf [en](2119kb)
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| "Housing Rights in West Africa: Report of Four
Fact-Finding Missions" (2004) |
- Four fact-finding missions conducted by COHRE's Africa
Programme to Nigeria, The Gambia, Senegal and Sierra
Leone.
pdf [en](1589kb)
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| "Housing Rights in Brazil: Gross Inequalities
and Inconsistencies" (2003) |
- COHRE undertook an extensive fact-finding mission within
Brazil during 2002. This report concludes that the status of the
right to houing in Brazil is a study of
contrasts.
pdf [en](556kb)
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| "Violence: The Impact of Forced Evictions on
Women in Palestine, India and Nigeria" (2002) |
- For many women the home is the single most important place. It
is often linked to basic survival. This report looks at how the
practice of forced eviction has an acute impact on women's
lives.
pdf [en](461kb)
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| "Land, Housing and Property Rights in Zimbabwe"
(2001) |
- This report presents findings and conclusions of a COHRE
fact-finding mission to Zimbabwe to investigate the land crisis,
land reform and resettlement policies. It looks at recent
government failure to ensure that housing, land and property
rights are protected.
pdf [en](568kb)
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| "We Didn't Stand a Chance: Housing Rights
Violations in Bangladesh" (2001) |
- This publication presents findings, conclusions and
recommendations of a joint Fact-Finding Mission, by COHRE and
ACHR, to Dhaka in 2000 to investigate large-scale forced evictions
taking place.
pdf [en](490kb)
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| "Better Late Than Never: Housing Rights in East
Timor" (2000) |
- This publication encourages the governing structures in East
Timor to adhere fully to the norms of human rights law as a means
of ensuring that the housing rights of all Timorese can be rapidly
transformed into reality.
pdf [en](1372kb)
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| "Housing Rights in Latvia" (2000) |
- COHRE undertook a fact-finding mission to Latvia in 1999 with
the aim of understanding the housing and eviction problems facing
this former Soviet Republic.
pdf [en](685kb)
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| "Moving Forward and Maintaining the Past: The
Status of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Solomon Islands"
(1999) |
- In 1999, COHRE carried out a human rights fact-finding mission
to the Solomon Islands focusing on the two most densely populated
provinces of Guadacanal and
Malaita.
pdf [en](1210kb)
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| "Still Waiting: Housing Rights Violations in a
Land of Plenty, The Kobe, Japan Earthquake and Beyond" (1999) |
- In 1995, a four person delegation of Habitat International
Coalition undertook a fact-finding mission in Kobe, Japan to
investigate allegations of housing rights and human rights abuses
related to the period following the January 1995 Great Hanshin
earthquake.
pdf [en](696kb)
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Reports Available
in Hard Copy Only
The following reports are only available in Hard Copy.
To purchase a copy go to the Ordering Publications page.
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Violations in
Chiapas, Mexico in the Context of Counter-Insurgency Low Intensity
Warfare Against Mainly Mayan Sectors of the Population
(1998)
St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (November
1997)
Planned Dispossession: Palestinians, East
Jerusalem and the Right to a Place to Live (September
1995)
Prima Facie Violations of Article 11 (11) of
the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights by the
Government of the Philippines (November 1993)
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