Three Eviction Drives Leave Thousands Homeless

What is affected

Housing Social/public

Type of violation

Forced eviction

Date

01 March 2006

Region

LAC [ Latin America/Caribbean ]

Country

Costa Rica

Location

Libertad II settlement, San Jose

Affected persons

	Total 5000
	Men 0
	Women 0
	Children 0
	most were Nicaraguan immigrants

Proposed solution

Details

Development

Forced eviction

Costs

Duty holder(s) /responsible party(ies)

State

Brief narrative

Source: COHRE
During three eviction drives in March 2006, police and Special Forces evicted approximately 1 000 families from the informal settlement of Libertad II in San Jose (better known as "la Managuita"). Most affected people were Nicaraguan immigrants, many of them having lived in the area for 20 years. The Constitutional Court had ordered the eviction. Parts of the area were cleared to make way for a children’s park, others were allegedly unsafe to live in. The Municipality tried to find temporary shelter for the people left homeless, but they did not offer them any adequate alternative accommodation or compensation.

For full narrative, please visit: http://www.cohre.org/store/attachments/Global_Survey_10.pdf

Costs

€ 0

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