“They Pushed Down the Houses”

Forced Evictions and Insecure Land Tenure for Luanda’s Urban Poor

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Summary

Key Recommendations

To the Government of Angola

Methodology

Background

Context of Forced Evictions in Luanda

The Right to Adequate Housing

International law relating to forced eviction

Angolan law on housing and property rights

Forced eviction and demolition in Luanda

Intimidation and violence

Failure to apply minimum procedural safeguards

Inadequate compensation

Repeated evictions from the same areas

Consequences of evictions

Protection against Forced Evictions: Security of Tenure

National and International Responses to Forced Evictions in Luanda

International Community

Angolan government

Other state institutions

Recommendations

To the Government of Angola

To the United Nations

To the donor community

To the European Union

Acknowledgements

Annex I

Annex II

May 2007   Volume 19, No. 7(A)