Iran Statistical Yearbook, 1380 (March 2001 - March 2002): Construction and Housing ("Iran Statistical Yearbook, 1380 (March 2001 - March 2002): Construction and Housing") [ID 9548]

Document(s): Iran Statistical Yearbook, 1380 (March 2001 - March 2002): Construction and Housing

06.03.2007 - Source: US Department of State

Khuzestan: UNSR for Adequate Housing reported 200,000 to 250,000 Arabs were being displaced from their villages because of large development projects ("Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2006") [ID 21112]

"In August 2005 the UNSR for Adequate Housing reported 200,000 to 250,000 Arabs were being displaced from their villages because of large development projects in Khuzestan. Land compensation was inadequate--sometimes one-fortieth of market value. [...]"

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07.09.2005 - Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Long-running dispute over access to Hirmand River, which is essential for farmers in both countries, still not resolved; Iranian officials say that Afghanistan should live up to its commitments of 1973 Hirmand River treaty determining specific amount of water that should flow into Iran ("Iran/Afghanistan: Still No Resolution For Century-Old Water Dispute") [#36357],  [ID 9546]

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09.08.2005 - Source: Integrated Regional Information Network

Interview with Human Rights Special Rapporteur on adequate housing (rights of ethnic minorities, women, property evictions, land tenure) ("Interview with Human Rights Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing, Miloon Kothari") [#35076],  [ID 9547]

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