Vendors Lose Battle Against Silk Alley Demolition

What is affected
Communal
Access to education, healthcare, and all basic amenities
Type of violation Forced eviction
Demolition/destruction
Dispossession/confiscation
Date 01 May 2005
Region A [ Asia ]
Country China
Location Beijing

Affected persons

Total 270
Men 0
Women 0
Children 0
Proposed solution Key recommendations \r\n\r\n\r\nTo the government of Central African Republic\r\n\r\n- Appoint a clear IDP focal point with overall responsibility for protecting IDPs’ rights\r\n\r\n- seek assistance from the international community to develop a National
Details New Silk Alley Opens to Conflicts.webarchive
Development
Forced eviction
Costs
Demolition/destruction
Land losses

- Land area (square meters)

- Total value

Duty holder(s) /responsible party(ies)

State
Local
The People’s Armed Police
Brief narrative More than 600 police forcibly dispersed 270 vendors gathered at Beijing’s Silk Alley outdoor market. The vendors were protesting their eviction and the planned destruction of the market grounds. After several failed petitions, vendors organized a sit-in to stop the demolition of the market area. Following the dispersion of the protestors, the market was demolished.\r\nSource: AFP, Straits Times
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