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The Attorney-General v. Mary-Joyce Doo Aphane, (2010) SZSC 32

Swaziland Supreme Court advances women's property rights

Mary-Joyce Doo Aphane, a woman’s rights activist, commenced legal proceedings in the High Court of Swaziland (High Court) against the Registrar of Deeds, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, and the Attorney General, arguing that Section 16(3) of the Deeds Registry Act, 1968 (Act) violated her constitutional right to equality because it forbids women married in community of property[1] to register immov

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Justiça Global condemns police violence in Río de Janeiro

Justiça Global - an ESCR-Net member - has denounced as unacceptable attacks committed by Brazilian armed forces in the favelas of Río de Janeiro. According to Justiça Global, Brazil is...

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From deluge to displacement: The impact of post-flood evictions and resettlement in a city in India

The Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN), in collaboration with the Information and Resource Centre for the Deprived Urban Communities (IRCDUC), released a study...

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HLRN publishes a report on the eviction impact in a EWS settlement in India

The Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN), part of the Habitat International Coalition, collaborated with two other organizations, Fields of View and the Forum against EWS Land Grab, in order to conduct a study and produce an impact assessment on the current, negative effects...

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Bengaluru’s continuing inequity: an eviction impact assessment of Ejipura/Koramangala four years after its demolition

The Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN) collaborated with two other organizations, Fields of View and the Forum against EWS Land Grab, to conduct a study and publish an impact assessment. The purpose of this is to highlight the real extent of the losses and costs incurred...

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Shadow Report To The United Nations Committee On CEDAW, Togo

The Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR) submitted a Shadow Report to the United Nations Committee On The Elimination Of...

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Shadow Report To The United Nations Committee On The Elimination Of Discrimination Against Women Equatorial Guinea

The Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR), in October 2012, submitted a Shadow Report to the United Nations Committee On The Elimination Of...

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Shadow Report to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women Comoros

The Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR), in October 2012, submitted a Shadow Report to the United Nations Committee On...

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EAPN advocates for the right to energy in the European Parliament

As part of a coalition engaging in advocacy action with the European Parliament, the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) contributed to the development of a...

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Tenants’ right to adequate housing is recognized by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

On 20 June 2017, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights issued a ruling, recognizing tenants’ right to adequate housing.

Mohamed Bourmouz, Naouel Bellili and their children were evicted from the home they had rented in Madrid, Spain...

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