28 April 2013 As stipulated in the current Constitution, the HIC General Secretariat presented members with proposed amendments to the Constitutions on 28 January 2013, two months before the General Assembly (GA) meeting in Tunis. The proposed amendments were discussed and presented for approval by the GA during its meeting on 28 March in Tunis. Before beginning the voting process, the GA decided: - to maintain an open voting process from 28 March to 28 April. - that the members...


Thematic Workshop 4: Architecture and Human Rights KDJ Convention Center, 3rd Floor (C309) 16 May, 16-17.50 hs. Discussant: Lorena Zárate (Habitat International Coalition, HIC – Mexico City) Main points: I.-Relevance of the human rights approach for housing and the city: · Universal, inherent to every human being (not just for those who can pay). · Right to adequate housing is not just a roof over the head but includes several components: 1)...

Late April some activists from tenant organizations, local urban movements, militant research and international housing rights networks met in Essenand Wuppertal (Germany) for internal and public meetings. There we discussed reasons and possible tasks of international solidarity cooperation in the field of housing and cities under the conditions of financialisation and crisis, austerity regimes and urban transformation. Coming from Barcelona, Berlin, Hamburg, Istanbul, London,Madrid,...

For a democratic construction of the World Assembly of Inhabitants 3 May 2013 In 2000, activists from Africa, Asia, Latin America, North America and Europe established the World Assembly of Inhabitants in Mexico City to demand more democratic and equal territories. This initiative resulted in the convergence of different movements that struggle for the right to housing, land, and the city around the world, and provided a global space for debates and the formulation of common...

* To watch the UPMS video, click here. Popular University of Social Movements (UPMS) World Social Forum (WSF) Tunis, March 2013 ...