Forced evictions 1997, para. 7
Paragraph- Paragraph text
- Other instances of forced eviction occur in the name of development. Evictions may be carried out in connection with conflict over land rights, development and infrastructure projects, such as the construction of dams or other large scale energy projects, with land acquisition measures associated with urban renewal, housing renovation, city beautification programmes, the clearing of land for agricultural purposes, unbridled speculation in land, or the holding of major sporting events like the Olympic Games.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Year
- 1997
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Reference
- CESCR General Comment No. 7, Forced evictions (1997), para. 7.
- Paragraph number
- 7
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