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3 Years After a Forced Eviction, Only Empty Promises and Rubble Where Homes Once Stood In addition to the Santos family, 93 others are evicted from a community in Rio de Janeiro for an infrastructure project ahead of the 2014 World Cup, however three years after the eviction the project remains unrealized. WITNESS June 4, 2014
Groups in Colombia Use Video to Fight Evictions Interviews from Medellín's housing and land rights activists and community leaders about the forced evictions taking place in and around the city and how they are using video to preserve the memory of places that are disappearing and to document human rights violations. Laura Salas June 3, 2014
Two Years After Forced Eviction, Community Fights for Compensation in Rio de Janeiro Yesterday marked two years since government bulldozers arrived at the Restinga community in Rio de Janeiro to demolish the homes and small shops belonging to 153 families. Priscila Néri December 18, 2012
Join the Call: No More Evictions for Rio 2016 Olympics We’ve joined forces with our local partners in Rio and Amnesty International to call on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to address the complaints of hundreds of poor families that have been (or are at risk of being) forcibly evicted from their homes under the pretext of the XXXI Summer Olympic Games to be held in Rio in 2016. Priscila Néri November 15, 2011
Video Shows What Happens After a Forced Eviction and Why They Should Be Prevented Amnesty International lent support to filmmaker and friend Chris Kelly and others to produce a short documentary about the forced eviction of residents of Boeung Kak Lake where 4000 families are now facing forced eviction. WITNESS April 1, 2011
Dams and Human Rights: Using Video to Resist Evictions It's International Day of Action Against Dams and, as we kick off our global forced evictions campaign supporting dam-affected communities at risk of eviction in Mexico, this post looks at how video and visual imagery have helped propel campaigns to protect human rights in different dam-resistance struggles around the world. Priscila Néri March 14, 2011
Communities in Rio de Janeiro Blame Olympics for Evictions Communities in the West Zone (Zona Oeste) of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil have been earmarked for eviction and removal by the City Hall in preparation for the 2016 Olympics. Recently, at least two of them, 'Vila Harmonia' and 'Vila Autódromo', have witnessed the presence of tractors, government staff and police. WITNESS March 7, 2011
Interview: Brazilian NGO CONAM on Resisting Evictions Many poor communities in Brazilian cities are at risk of eviction due to the rising demand for space in urban centers and the onslaught of development projects underway in preparation for upcoming megaevents like the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics (read more on how Brazilian civil society is fighting back in this post). Priscila Néri March 2, 2011
Documenting Rio’s Resistance: Interview with ‘State of Exception’ Director Jason O’Hara In his new film Canadian documentary filmmaker Jason O’Hara takes on forced evictions and mega-events, working collaboratively with Rio’s communities to tell stories of resistance and document human rights abuses since 2010. WITNESS January 9, 2015
The 2014 Human Rights Citizen Video – Year in Review Police brutality, forced evictions, political protests and migrant abuse. A look back at 2014's human rights struggles through citizen footage. What videos did we watch, and what impact did they have? WITNESS December 10, 2014
This Week on the Human Rights Channel: Kenya, Colombia, South Africa, and Nigeria This week we focus on anti-terrorism crackdowns in Kenya, and attempts by campesinos in Colombia to escape local violence between paramilitaries and government forces. We're keeping our eyes on retribution for forced evictions in South Africa, as well as the recent reports of war crimes in Nigeria. WITNESS August 6, 2014
Human Rights Video Weekly: Vietnam, Syria, and Kenya This week we bring you videos documenting the forced evictions of farmers in Vietnam, an update on a barrel bomb attack in Syria, and documentation of the continued roundup of Somali and other immigrants in Kenya. WITNESS May 14, 2014
As World Cup Stadiums Go Up, Brazilians’ Homes Are Torn Down Video from human rights groups and activists is shifting the attention to forced evictions carried out in the lead up to the World Cup. WITNESS April 8, 2014
Human Rights Video Weekly: Spotlight on the Sochi Olympics This week we're focused on Russia, where the Olympics have drawn attention to issues of forced evictions, homophobic violence, and other human rights struggles throughout the country. WITNESS February 5, 2014
Worst Corporation in the World: Vote for FIFA! Brazilian human rights activists, fighting massive forced evictions and redevelopment for the 2014 World Cup, nominate FIFA for the worst corporation in the world award. Read, share and vote. Priscila Néri January 14, 2014