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Italy: Forced Expulsion Crisis
Burma: Cyclone Nargis and housing rights violations
COHRE and Hakijamii Trust urge AU Summit to endorse Right to Water and Sanitation
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'Hoping to return home' Displaced Bhutanese and Housing Rights
New plaque commemorates founding of COHRE by Scott Leckie
Evictions in Sihanoukville, Cambodia
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European Court of Human Rights Issues Landmark Ruling Against Slovakia
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Cambodia Eviction Feature
III Curso Latinoamericano DESC

2008 Housing Rights Awards - winners announced!

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