Headline Title:
Paraguay: Land dispute victory for displaced indigenous community
A land deal finalized this week between Paraguayan authorities and a land owner in the country’s central region will allow a long-displaced indigenous community to rebuild in safety and dignity, Am
After a two-decade legal battle, the Yakye Axa indigenous community in Paraguay can finally move away from a precarious roadside camp.
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Yakye Axa indigenous community
Story Location:
Paraguay
23° 11' 2.868" S, 57° 55' 11.7192" W
“The community is very happy. The young people, who can now build a new future, and the elderly, who fought for so many years, are in high spirits. ”
Source:
Julia Cabello, lawyer and director of the Paraguayan NGO Tierraviva
Date:
Fri, 03/02/2012
URL:
Brazil: Further information: Indigenous community have days to leave land
Description:
Urgent action, 1 February 2012
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Paraguay to restore Indigenous community’s ancestral lands
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News story, 29 September 2011
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Paraguay: Indigenous Peoples tell their own stories with pictures
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Feature, 9 December 2010
URL:
Indigenous Peoples' Rights – Solidarity across borders
Description:
Blog, 16 July, 2009
URL:
'We're only asking for what is ours': Indigenous peoples in Paraguay
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Report, 31 March 2009
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Panama: Protester deaths need proper investigation
Panama’s authorities must investigate allegations of excessive use of force by police after two protestors were killed during three days of clashes between security forces and the Ngäbe-Buglé peopl
Two activists in Panama have been killed in clashes between security forces and the Ngäbe-Buglé people during anti-mining protests.
Media Node:
Panama Ngobe-Bugle demo
Story Location:
United Kingdom
8° 38' 35.8764" N, 79° 43' 0.4692" W
See map: Google Maps
“Indigenous Peoples have suffered years of abuse and discrimination and states have a duty to reverse this”
Source:
Guadalupe Marengo, Deputy Americas Director at Amnesty International
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إسرائيل: ينبغي إلغاء خطة التهجير القسري لتجمعات بدو الجهالين
قالت منظمة العفو الدولية، في تقرير موجز أصدرته اليوم، إنه ينبغي على وزير الدفاع الإسرائيلي، إيهود باراك، إلغاء الخطط العسكرية لتهجير نحو 2,300 من بدو الجهالين يقطنون الضفة الغربية قسراً إلى منطقة م
A new report by Amnesty International urges the Israeli military to end demolitions displacing thousands of Bedouins in the West Bank.
Media Node:
Jahalin bedouin 2
Twitter Tag:
westbank
Story Location:
المملكة المتحدة
33° 41' 46.7376" N, 36° 28' 28.5924" E
See map: Google Maps
“ آلاف البدو ممن يعيشون في بعض أكثر التجمعات تعرضاً للتهديد في الضفة الغربية يواجهون خطر هدم بيوتهم والإجهاز على مصادر عيشهم بمقتضى هذه الخطة العسكرية الإسرائيلية. ”
Source:
آن هاريسون، نائبة مدير برنامج الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا في منظمة العفو الدولية
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Israel: Cancel plan to displace Bedouins
Israeli defence minister Ehud Barak should cancel military plans to forcibly displace around 2,300 Bedouin residents of the West Bank to an area beside the Jerusalem municipal garbage dump, Amnesty
A new report by Amnesty International urges the Israeli military to end demolitions displacing thousands of Bedouins in the West Bank.
Media Node:
Jahalin bedouin 2
Twitter Tag:
westbank
Story Location:
United Kingdom
33° 41' 46.7376" N, 36° 28' 28.5924" E
See map: Google Maps
“Thousands of Bedouin are facing the destruction of their homes and livelihoods under this Israeli military plan”
Source:
Ann Harrison, Deputy Director for Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Programme
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Cambodia: Stop the use of excessive force against peaceful land activists
Cambodian authorities must stop the use of excessive force against peaceful land and housing activists, Amnesty International said today, after police violently dispersed a group of around 150 wome
Excessive force has been used on a number of occasions against peaceful demonstrations in Cambodia calling for land rights to be respected.
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Borei Keila forced eviction in Phnom Penh
Story Location:
Cambodia
11° 33' 33.5772" N, 104° 7' 42.3048" E
“The Cambodian government is saying one thing and authorities at the local level are doing another. Yesterday’s use of excessive force by police in Phnom Penh contradicts the Prime Minister’s call for peaceful resolutions to land disputes.”
Source:
Donna Guest, Deputy Director of Amnesty International’s Asia-Pacific Programme
Date:
Thu, 02/02/2012
URL:
Cambodia: Borei Keila forced eviction and arbitrary detention of 22 women and 6 children
Description:
Letter, 23 January 2012
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Cambodia: Release peaceful protesters detained over forced eviction
Description:
Press release, 12 January 2012
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Cambodia: Victims of forced eviction detained
Description:
Urgent action, 11 January 2012
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Cambodia: Eviction and resistance in Cambodia: Five women tell their stories
Description:
Report, 24 November 2011
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Cambodia: Women hit hard by wave of forced evictions
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News story, 24 November 2011
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Miles de personas desalojadas de un asentamiento en Brasil
Amnistía Internacional ha hecho un llamamiento a las autoridades brasileñas para que den respuesta de manera urgente a las necesidades de unas 1.600 familias que han perdido sus viviendas como resu
La policía brasileña ha desalojado por la fuerza y sin previo aviso a cerca de 6.000 personas de un asentamiento precario del estado de São Paulo.
Media Node:
Brazil shanty town_es
Story Location:
Reino Unido
25° 52' 25.4064" S, 48° 30' 56.25" W
See map: Google Maps
“Este desalojo viola un gran número de normas internacionales.”
Source:
Atila Roque, director de Amnistía Internacional Brasil
URL:
Brasil: Los desalojos forzosos no deben empañar las Olimpiadas de Río
Description:
Noticia, 14 de noviembre de 2011
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Brésil. Des milliers de personnes expulsées d'une favela de São Paulo
Amnesty International a appelé les autorités brésiliennes à répondre de toute urgence aux besoins des quelque 1 600 familles laissées sans abri à la suite d'une expulsion forcée menée dan
La police brésilienne a expulsé de force et sans préavis près de 6 000 personnes d'une zone d'habitat informel de São Paulo.
Media Node:
Brazil shanty town_fr
Story Location:
Brésil
25° 52' 25.4064" S, 48° 30' 56.25" W
See map: Google Maps
““Cette expulsion viole tout un ensemble de normes internationales.””
Source:
Atila Roque, directeur d'Amnesty International Brésil
URL:
Brésil : les Jeux olympiques de Rio ne doivent pas être ternis par des expulsions forcées
Description:
Nouvelle, 14 novembre 2011
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Brazil evicts thousands from Sao Paolo slum
Amnesty International has called on the Brazilian authorities to urgently address the needs of some 1,600 families made homeless by a forced eviction in a settlement in São Paulo state, Brazil.
Brazilian police have forcefully evicted almost 6,000 people without warning from a slum outside Sao Paulo.
Media Node:
Brazil shanty town
Story Location:
United Kingdom
25° 52' 25.4064" S, 48° 30' 56.25" W
See map: Google Maps
“This eviction violates a raft of international standards”
Source:
Atila Roque, director of Amnesty International Brazil.
URL:
O Brasil precisa responder as necessidades de milhares de pessoas deixadas sem teto após um despejo forçado
Description:
Comunicado à imprensa, 24 de janeiro de 2012
URL:
Brazil: Forced evictions must not mar Rio OlympicsForced
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News, 14 November 2011
Headline Title:
Damnificados por el terremono de Haití, sin hogar
Cientos de miles de haitianos y haitianas que viven en campamentos provisorios siguen expuestos al peligro de desalojo forzoso ilegal y otras violaciones de derechos humanos, ha dicho hoy Amnistía
Transcurridos dos años del devastador terremoto se calcula que medio millón de haitianos y haitianas vive en condiciones atroces y en peligro de desalojo forzoso.
Media Node:
Haiti IDP camps_es
Story Location:
Haití
18° 33' 55.9836" N, 72° 18' 13.5792" W
“Hace dos años, cuando el terremoto azotó Haití, supuso un trauma nacional, pero la situación de verse viviendo en la calle a causa de un desalojo forzoso ilegal es una crisis evitable que traumatiza aún más a las víctimas y representa una violación de los derechos humanos.”
Source:
Javier Zúñiga, asesor especial de Amnistía Internacional
Date:
Wed, 11/01/2012
URL:
Haití: Familias haitianas enfrentadas al desalojo forzoso
Description:
Urgent action, 30 September 2011
URL:
Haití: Temor de desalojo para doscientas familias
Description:
Acción urgente, 15 de septiembre de 2011
URL:
Cientos de familias haitianas, desalojadas de un campamento creado tras el terremoto
Description:
Noticia, 22 de julio de 2011
URL:
Haití: Familias de Haití en peligro de desalojo forzoso
Description:
Acción urgente, 14 de julio de 2011
URL:
Haití: Aumenta la violencia sexual contra mujeres
Description:
Sinopsis de informe, 6 de enero de 2011
