GE.09-10971 (E) 020309
UNITEDNATIONS
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General Assembly
Distr.GENERALA/HRC/10/7/Add.117 February 2009ENGLISH/FRENCH/SPANISHONLYHUMAN RIGHTS COUNCILTenth sessionAgenda item 3
PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF ALL HUMAN RIGHTS, CIVIL,POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS,INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENTReport of the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a componentof the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right tonon-discrimination in this context, Raquel Rolnik
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AddendumSUMMARY OF COMMUNICATIONS SENT AND REPLIES RECEIVEDFROM GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER ACTORS
* The present document is being circulated as received in the languages of submission only as itgreatly exceeds the page limitations currently imposed by the relevant General Assemblyresolutions.
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I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 3II. SUMMARY OF COMMUNICATIONS SENT TO GOVERNMENTSAND REPLIES RECEIVED ............................................................................... 4Argentina ............................................................................................................. 4Bangladesh .......................................................................................................... 5Brazil ................................................................................................................... 10Cambodia ............................................................................................................. 14Cameroun ............................................................................................................ 21China (People’s Republic of) .............................................................................. 23Colombia ............................................................................................................. 25Ethiopia ................................................................................................................ 29Greece .................................................................................................................. 32India ..................................................................................................................... 37Iraq ....................................................................................................................... 40Israel .................................................................................................................... 41Japan .................................................................................................................... 42Kyrgyzstan ........................................................................................................... 44México ................................................................................................................. 45Nigeria ................................................................................................................. 48Panamá ................................................................................................................ 50Russian Federation .............................................................................................. 53Sri Lanka ............................................................................................................. 54Sudan ................................................................................................................... 58Suisse ................................................................................................................... 60Turkey .................................................................................................................. 68United States of America ..................................................................................... 77Uzbekistan ........................................................................................................... 78Zimbabwe ............................................................................................................ 80
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I. INTRODUCTION
1. In the context of his mandate, the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a componentof the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in thiscontext, receives a large number of communications alleging violations of the right to adequatehousing and related rights worldwide. Such communications are received from national, regionaland international non-governmental organizations, as well as intergovernmental organizationsand other United Nations procedures concerned with the protection of human rights.2. The present addendum to the annual report of the Special Rapporteur contains, on acountry-by-country basis, summaries of communications sent by the Special Rapporteur toStates, responses received from States, observations of the Special Rapporteur, and follow-upcommunications and activities relating to earlier communications, from the period of 5 December 2007 to 5 December 2008 and replies received for the period of 24 January 2008 to6 February 2009. A number of the communications contained in the present report were sent bythe former Special Rapporteur, Mr. Miloon Kothari.3. Where appropriate, the Special Rapporteur has sent joint urgent appeals or letters with oneor more special procedures of the Human Rights Council where the allegations raised concernedthe right to adequate housing as well as rights addressed under other mandates.4. During the period under review, the Special Rapporteur sent a total of
34 communications
concerning the right to adequate housing to 25 States. Of these
34 communications
transmitted,
17 replies were received from Governments
.5. The Special Rapporteur appreciates and thanks the concerned States for these replies.However, she regrets that several Governments have failed to respond, or when they have, havedone so in a selective manner that does not respond to all the questions arising from thecommunication. These communications remain outstanding and the Special Rapporteurencourages Governments to respond to every communication, and all concerns raised in eachcommunication.6. A large number of the communications in the period under review are related to cases of forced evictions. Forced evictions constitute prima facie violations of a wide range of internationally recognized human rights and large-scale evictions can only be carried out underexceptional circumstances and in full accordance with international human rights law. TheSpecial Rapporteur notes that in the majority of cases, state authorities carrying out evictionsappear completely unaware of the state’s human rights obligations, in particular the need forassessing the impact of evictions on individual and communities, the need to consider evictiononly as a last resort after having envisaged all other options, meaningful consultation withaffected communities, adequate prior notification, adequate relocation and compensation. TheSpecial Rapporteur reminds all states that eviction should never result in rendering peoplehomeless and putting them in a vulnerable situation. In this context, the Special Rapporteur
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