HLRN in the News

Widows of suicide farmers to get land titles in Indian state

21 June 2019 - Reuters

Indian cities urged to develop heat action plans as temperatures soar

14 June 2019 - Reuters

Dozens dead in India’s prolonged heatwave as rains delayed

14 June 2019 - RFI

Enslaved for decades, indigenous Indians freed by land titles

30 May 2019 - Thomson Reuters Foundation

Are Indian smart cities really smart?

14 May 2019 - The Statesman

Tribal communities suffer when evicted in the name of conservation

10 May 2019 - Down to Earth

A struggle for the right to the city: The case of Mahul

29 April 2019 - Mumbai Live

'Slum-dwellers' in Delhi out on roads

28 April 2019 - The New Indian Express

Indian state vows to end homelessness with free flats

25 April 2019 - Reuters

Two lakh of India's poor forcibly displaced in 2018, 11.3 lakh face eviction threat: Study

19 April 2019 - Counterview

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HLRN Events And Activities

FE 2019 Press Conf. 1

Night Vigil Jan 2019

Gwalior Bhumi Sansad

WHD Press Conf.

Gadia Lohar rally

Gadia Lohar conference

SCM report launch

HLRN team PC on evictions

Eviction report launch

press conference evictions

pul mithai food

blanket distribution

Rajeev Camp allotment

UNTB Asia review

homeless day press conf.

Beghar Cycle Yatra

Homeless Rally DUSIB

meeting Ramdas Athawale

Bhub. SCM workshop

WBGU conference

Baljeet Nagar fast rally

Blanket distribution

Homeless election card

Kishangarh eviction

Habitat III Urban Future

Assessment conference

Bengaluru public hearing

Hindi handbook launch

chennai consultation

HLRN Press Releases

On World Habitat Day, Affected Communities and Experts Highlight the Need for a Focus on Human Rights-based Housing and Land Strategies

01 October 2018

New Report on India’s Smart Cities Mission Highlights the Lack of an Integrated Approach and Focus on Marginalized Groups

22 June 2018

स्मार्ट सिटीज़ मिशन पर नई रिपोर्ट जारी

22 June 2018

Over 260,000 Persons Evicted in 2017; Rampant Human Rights Violations Reported as India's Silent Crisis of Forced Evictions and Displacement Worsens

23 February 2018

Report on Farm Widows of Maharashtra Highlights Human Rights Violations; Recommends Urgent State Intervention to Prevent Social and Economic Exclusion

15 October 2017

HLRN Welcomes India’s Acceptance of UPR III Recommendations on Housing, Land, and Sustainable Development; Calls for a Human Rights Approach to Implementation

28 September 2017

Report on Post-flood Evictions and Resettlement in Chennai Released, Highlights Violations of Laws and Human Rights of Affected Communities

04 August 2017

New List of 30 Smart Cities Announced Amidst Continuing Human Rights Concerns

29 June 2017

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