Khori Gaon Demolitions : United Nations Experts Express Worry At Supreme Court Order
Live LawUnited Nations Human Rights experts have appealed to the Indian Government to halt the mass eviction that is taking place in Khori Gaon in Faridabad, Haryana that will render 100,000 people, including 20,000 children, homeless in the midst of the monsoon season. "We call on India to urgently review its plans for razing Khori Gaon and to consider regularizing the settlement so as not to leave anyone homeless…No one should be forcibly evicted without adequate and timely compensation", the experts said.. On 7 June 2021, the Supreme Court had directed for the removal of all encroachments on forest land within 6 weeks in a plea seeking a stay on the demolition of 10,000 houses that had been planned by the Municipal Corporation of Faridabad. These experts include Balakrishnan Rajagopal, Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination, Mary Lawlor, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Cecilia Jimenez-Damary, Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons, Fernand de Varennes, Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, Olivier De Schutter, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, and Koumbou Boly Barry, Special Rapporteur on the right to education They have underlined how the residents have already been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, and that the eviction order puts them at a greater risk as the number includes 20,000 children and 5,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women. "We find it extremely worrying that India's highest court, which has in the past led the protection of housing rights, is now leading evictions placing people at risk of internal displacement and homelessness, as is the case in Khori Gaon…The role of the Supreme Court is to uphold the laws and to interpret them in light of internationally-recognised human rights standards, not to undermine them. Referring to the Supreme Court order which stated that no compromise could be made on forest lands, the experts remarked, In light of India being a member of the Human Rights Council, the experts have urged India to ensure that its policies are fully compliant with the international human rights standards governing relocations, evictions, internal displacement, especially on the government's own land.
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