All photos © Luiz Baltar
forCeD eViCTioNs
The Providência community in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where 800 families are being threatened with eviction.
information about the entire project being implemented in Providência and the Port area, its timeframe and deadlines. There has been little meaningful consultation with local residents about the plans, and as a result no one still knows how many families will be affected and where they are supposed to go. Amnesty is working alongside residents and local partners to make sure that the authorities guarantee people’s right to adequate housing in all areas affected by the preparations for the sports events. If evictions are necessary, we want legal safeguards put in place to protect people. Instead of being excited about Rio soon becoming the centre of the football universe and an Olympic city, people like Alessandra are feeling apprehensive and afraid. Like everyone else, they want their city to be a wonderful place to live and visit. But they want their rights to be respected in the process, and to feel part of the city’s big vision for the future.
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7 Wire [ Jul/Aug 2013 ]