Angola: 'They Pushed Down the Houses' - Forced Eviction and Insecure Land Tenure for Luanda's Urban Poor

Publisher:
Human Rights Watch
Publication Date:
15 May 2007
Tags:
Urban Issues and Habitation, Conflict, Peace and Security, Human Rights, Legal and Judicial Affairs, Conflict, Peace and Security, Environment

In the economic boom since the end of Angola’s civil war in 2002, the Angolan government has forcibly evicted thousands of poor residents of the capital Luanda, usually with violence and almost always without compensation, Human Rights Watch and the Angolan organization SOS Habitat said in a report released today.

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