Slum dwellers are not only denied the right to adequate housing, they are also excluded from basic services such as safe water, sanitation, health and education.
People living in slum areas face high levels of insecurity due to the constant threat of violence from police and criminal gangs, and from being forcibly evicted with little or no warning. The slum settlements are treated as criminal communities and acess to justice is routinely denied because of discrimination.
People living in slums are often without a voice in the processes and decisions that impact on their lives. They are not consulted or involved in decision-making processes about upgrading their homes or arranging alternative housing when a forced eviction is planned.
Amnesty calls on governments around the world to
- end forced evictions
- ensure equal access to public services for people living in slums
- Allow for and ensure the active participation of people living in slums in all plans and projects directed at slum upgrading
Demand Dignity
Amnesty International's work on slums is part of a global campaign called Demand Dignity. The campaign will initially focus on a few key areas and patterns of human rights abuse related to poverty. Deprivation, insecurity, exclusion and voicelessness tie people down in poverty. The overall goal is to end the human rights violations that keep people poor.
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