seams to me the same situation, of shanty towns being knocked down and poor people being made homeless is about to happen in Sri Lanka.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/dec2010/sril-d06.shtml
"...President Mahinda Rajapakse’s government is planning the mass evictions as part of its attempts to transform Colombo city into a South Asian business hub. In order to suppress opposition, Rajapakse placed the UDA and the Land Reclamation and Development Board (LRD)—two civilian bodies—under the authority of the defence ministry, which also commands the military.
Despite its promises, the government has no concrete plans to provide houses for evicted families. Rajapakse did not allocate a cent to build new housing for shanty families in the 2011 budget, announced on November 22. While he claimed that the government’s “next priority is to develop 70,000 housing facilities for shanty dwellers,”..."
He seams to think Human Rights is only about not being terrorised.
Originally posted by yo its meI'm sorry about Siri Lanka, and yes, these things do seem to be happening. I hope the international community can help these people with some aid.
seams to me the same situation, of shanty towns being knocked down and poor people being made homeless is about to happen in Sri Lanka.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/dec2010/sril-d06.shtml
"...President Mahinda Rajapakse’s government is planning the mass evictions as part of its attempts to transform Colombo city into a South Asian business hub. In ...[text shortened]... or shanty dwellers,”..."
He seams to think Human Rights is only about not being terrorised.