An urban poor leader and her son killed for defending their dwelling

According to the information received from the Urban Poor Associates (UPA), a HIC Member organization that advocates for housing rights, Maria Myrna Porcare, leader of Samahan ng Magkakapitbahay sa Pechayan (SAMASAPE) and her son, Jimyr Porcare, were shot dead by private security guards of Melecio Lavares, a person claiming to be owner of the contested property. Read the case and send an automated letter of solidarity by following this link: http://www.ahrchk.net/ua/mainfile.php/2009/3288/

Civil Society Messages to the 9th Africities Summit

Civil Society Messages to the 9th Africities Summit

A self-organized civil-society initiative hosted 45 civil organization representatives this week at Kisumu, Kenya on 15–16 May to deliberate and consolidate messages to the Africities9 Summit. The Civil Society Forum [...]