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A PIE in the Face - Comments on the Government's New Eviction Legislation

Here are three comments on the government's "Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land" Amendment bill. Shortened to PIE, the bill seems to be a manifesto for landowners, and a kick in the teeth for shackdwellers. These comments are by Stuart Wilson, of the Centre for Applied Legal Studies at Wits University here, Jean du Plessis of the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions, here, Koni Benson of the International Labour Research and Information Group (ILRIG) (here) and Marie Huchzermeyer of the University of the Witwatersrand (here).

COHRE: Letter to Obed Mlaba on evictions in Siyanda

Submitted by Abahlali_3 on Fri, 2008-10-24 12:55. cohre | COHRE | eviction | Salih Booker | siyanda

The Honorable Cllr Obed Mlaba
Office of the Mayor of eThekwini
City Hall, West Street
Durban 4001
Republic of South Africa

Re: Forced relocation of shack-dwellers in Siyanda, KwaMashu

Dear Cllr Mlaba,

The Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) is an international human rights non-governmental organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland, with offices throughout the world. COHRE has consultative status with the United Nations and Observer Status with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights. COHRE works to promote and protect the right to adequate housing for everyone, everywhere, including preventing or remedying forced evictions.

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Letter from CALS and COHRE to the South African Government in support of the residents of Joe Slovo settlement

Submitted by abahlali on Wed, 2007-10-03 00:02. CALS | COHRE | open letter

(Click on the link below to read the original version of the letter on the letterhead.)

26 September 2007
Dr Lindiwe Sisulu
Minister of Housing
Private Bag X654
Pretoria
0001
Tel: +27 12 421 1309
Fax: +27 12 341 8513
Email: mareldia@housing.gov.za

Dear Minister Sisulu

RE: Relocation of Joe Slovo informal settlement residents

The Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) is an international human rights nongovernmental
organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland, with offices throughout the world.

COHRE has consultative status with the United Nations and Observer Status with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. COHRE works to promote and protect the right to adequate housing for everyone, everywhere, including preventing or remedying forced evictions.

Slum Upgrading and Human Rights

Submitted by abahlali on Wed, 2007-01-31 21:59. COHRE | Leslie Quitzow | Malcolm Langford | Virginia Roaf

The Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) has released a report on slum upgrading, with lessons from the perspective of human rights and case studies from Brazil, Kenya, Pakistan, and Thailand. Read more here