Farmers Evicted Despite Entitlement to Land

What is affected

	Housing private
	Land Private

Type of violation

Forced eviction
Dispossession/confiscation

Date

01 June 2006

Region

LAC [ Latin America/Caribbean ]

Country

Ecuador

Location

Yucca, Palenque Canto

Affected persons

	Total 255
	Men 0
	Women 0
	Children 0
	all were farmer families

Proposed solution

Details

Development

Forced eviction

Costs

Duty holder(s) /responsible party(ies)

State

Brief narrative

Source: COHRE
In June 2006, police forcibly evicted at least 32 farming families from their land in Yucca in Palenque Canton. The farmers had lived on the land for several decades, had paid taxes on it and a number were in possession of documents proving their entitlement to the land. Several authorities condemned the eviction and blamed
former Governor Néstor Coello for ordering the National Institute of Agricultural Development (INDA) to carry out the eviction. The operation was marked by violence, several cases of abuse against the farmers were reported and some people were injured. Police demolished the farmers’ houses and burnt their equipment.

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

Costs

€ 0

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