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NGOs
release report on forced eviction in Delhi
Tuesday July 05, 2011 07:20:50 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: A coalition
of civil society organisations Tuesday released a report
highlighting the "grave violation of human rights" resulting from
forced eviction of people in a west Delhi colony in March this
year.
"The Cruel Side of Delhi's Beautification: Illegal Demolition in Baljeet Nagar," is the outcome of a public hearing which was held
on April 18, and discussed critical issues related to the unlawful
demolition of around 800 homes in Baljeet Nagar by the Delhi
Development Authority (DDA) along with police on March 23-24,
2011.
"A petition filed by civil society groups in the Delhi High Court
on March 23, 2011, resulted in a stay order on the demolition of
the remaining houses in Baljeet Nagar. The honourable court, in
subsequent hearings on the case, issued very specific directives
to the concerned agencies of the Delhi government to provide
emergency relief services to affected residents of Baljeet Nagar,"
the statement said.
The jury in the public hearing, which was chaired by the Delhi
High Court's former chief justice A.P. Shah, issued a strong
statement condemning the demolition and the human rights
violations of the community.
The report also has testimonies of community members while
highlighting the violations of rights of residents. The final
hearing of the case is scheduled to be held July 8.
Miloon Kothari, former United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on
adequate housing and member of the jury, emphasised the violation
by the different agencies of the Delhi government of the right to
adequate housing.
This is a human right guaranteed in international law and upheld
by the Supreme Court of India and the Delhi High Court, he said.
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