Forced evictions in Bangladesh : we didn't stand a chance : COHRE and ACHR mission report

Cover......Page 1 Title Page......Page 2 Copyright......Page 3 Contents......Page 4 Introduction......Page 6 Background......Page 8 Dhaka......Page 9 The Urban Poor in Dhaka......Page 10 Living Conditions of Low-Income Communities......Page 11 Government Responses to the Urban Poor......Page 12 Ghore Fera (Back to Home) Programme......Page 14 Forced Evictions in Dhaka......Page 15 Stories of Victims of Forced Eviction......Page 17 Account of Forced Evictions of Communities......Page 18 Settlements Threatened with Forced Evictions......Page 19 The Reasons for Forced Evictions......Page 20 The Impact of Forced Evictions......Page 22 Legal Issues......Page 25 International Laws......Page 27 Media Coverage......Page 31 Litigation......Page 32 Conclusions......Page 33 Recommendations......Page 35 Annex 1......Page 37 Annex 2......Page 42 Annex 4......Page 53 Annex 5......Page 56 Annex 6......Page 61 Section Two: General Obligations......Page 62 Section Five: Legal Remedies......Page 64 Annex 5: General Comment No. 7 (1997) The Right to Adequate Housing [Art. 11(1) of the Covenant]: Forced Evictions Annex 6: The Practice of Forced Evictions: Comprehensive Human Rights Guidelines on Development-based Displacement Annex 1: Statement of the Fact-Finding Mission on Forced Evictions in Dhaka City, Bangladesh Annex 4: UN Commission on Human Rights Resolution 1993/77 Annex 3: Ruling of the High Court on Forced Evictions Annex 2: List of Settlements Evicted May-August 1999