Forced Evictions in Bangladesh: We Didn't Stand a Chance

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 2
Copyright......Page 3
Contents......Page 4
Introduction......Page 6
Background......Page 8
Dhaka......Page 9
The Urban Poor in Dhaka......Page 10
Living Conditions of Low-Income Communities......Page 11
Government Responses to the Urban Poor......Page 12
Ghore Fera (Back to Home) Programme......Page 14
Forced Evictions in Dhaka......Page 15
Stories of Victims of Forced Eviction......Page 17
Account of Forced Evictions of Communities......Page 18
Settlements Threatened with Forced Evictions......Page 19
The Reasons for Forced Evictions......Page 20
The Impact of Forced Evictions......Page 22
Legal Issues......Page 25
International Laws......Page 27
Media Coverage......Page 31
Litigation......Page 32
Conclusions......Page 33
Recommendations......Page 35
Annex 1......Page 37
Annex 2......Page 42
Annex 4......Page 53
Annex 5......Page 56
Annex 6......Page 61
Section Two: General Obligations......Page 62
Section Five: Legal Remedies......Page 64