Five-year-old injured in attack on shack dwellers by ANC-supporters in South Africa
Members of South Africa’s Shack Dwellers Movement were attacked by a mob of ruling ANC’s supporters after the councilor unfairly allotted the land meant for the community to ANC supporters
Over 200,000 people forcefully evicted across India in 2018: Report
As per an analysis by Housing and Land Rights Network, at least 11.3 million people across India are threatened with the risk of eviction and displacement
Security forces attack victims of fire seeking dignified housing
The inhabitants of the Oasis community in the Moravia neighborhood of Medellin, Colombia, have been living under a bridge ever since a massive fire destroyed their houses in 2017.
Abahlali baseMjondolo continues its struggle in the face of brutal repression
5,000 members of the movement marched in Durban on Monday to denounce state repression. Many activists of the movement have been assassinated over the past few years
Raise the Roof Campaign Demands an End to Housing Crisis in Ireland
Dublin and several other cities have been facing an unprecedented housing crisis characterised by flat lining of property prices, rise in house rents, forceful evictions, etc.
Shack dwellers movement’s leader goes underground following threats
S’bu Zikode of the Abahlali baseMjondolo in South Africa has been forced to hide without access to cellphones and no contact with his family, as have other members of the organization
- Colombia’s ELN declares ceasefire amid COVID-19 pandemic
- Myanmar unions call on garment sector employers to provide minimum wage during lockdown
- Indian security forces assault healthcare workers in Kashmir
- Thousands of jobs at stake as restaurant chain collapses in the UK
- In South Africa, NUMSA alleges forced work during lockdown
