Dear Members:
In response to HIC Member demands over the years, HLRN fulfilled its promise to establish an Urgent Action system (UAS) as a mechanism to address housing and land rights violations through collective HIC mobilisation. That UAS has been functioning since 2003, and has delivered useful lessons over the past five years. As discussed in the HIC Meetings in
After five years, we have issued 66 urgent actions and many of which remain unresolved. Our monitoring and mapping show a tremendous increase in the global incidence of housing and land rights violations. However, member use and participation in the Urgent Action System is very weak. In order to be as effective as its envisioned potential, the system requires member participation.
We look forward to supporting your cases and for your participation in the Urgent Action System. For instructions on how to use the system, please visit http://www.hlrn.org/english/urgent.asp
For the full assessment report on the Urgent Action System, including cases to date, please visit http://www.hlrn.org/english/documentcat.asp?id=8
Thank you,
HLRN Urgent Actions Team