1-5 of 128 matching articles 5 20 100 All NGOs in Manila unite the poor to fight for housing rights Abidemi Coker • 23 November 2016 Abidemi Coker discusses how NGOs in Manila are mobilizing poor urban residents to work together in community associations so they can access land and housing. Converting London's offices to residential: housing solution or commercial disaster? Zoe Green • 28 March 2013 The UK Government wants to make it easier to convert offices to residential use, but it runs the risk of turning valuable commercial space into more empty houses. Relocation policies do not excuse forced evictions, still a denial of human rights Kerwin Datu • 5 July 2010 Forced evictions are usually illegal, yet they are increasingly routine for many governments, assisted by international institutions. Rather than helping governments justify evictions, institutions need to steer governments towards true 'voluntarism'. Demolition of Makoko, 'the Venice of Lagos', is violence against human rights as well as urban beauty Kerwin Datu • 31 July 2012 This month the Lagos State Government has begun demolishing Makoko, one of the world's most iconic informal settlements, with a violence resulting in at least one death and in contravention of international law. In defence of America's informal settlements: the campers of San Francisco Martha Bridegam • 20 November 2012 We tend to believe that wealthy countries don't have informal settlements. Not only is this false, but it allows western governments to further marginalise an already misunderstood community. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
