This report is the eighth in COHRE's Global Survey' series on forced evictions aimed at increasing awareness of the often-unknown scale of this practice.Across- section of forced eviction carried out between 1998 and 2000 are addressed in this seyvey. This report also indicates that well over ten million persons are currently threatened by pending evictions in a wide range of countries. COHRE views it's Global Survey's as part of a larger process where forced evictions are increasingly addressed in human rights terms and treated accordingly by gassroots movements, NGOs, researchers, lawyers, policy-makers and legislators. This publication is also designed to provide a succinct historical and public record of one of one of the most widespread violations of economic, social and cultural rights and as an impetus to halt further abuses before they occur.

This report is the eighth in COHRE's Global Survey' series on forced evictions aimed at increasing awareness of the often-unknown scale of this practice.Across- section of forced eviction carried out between 1998 and 2000 are addressed in this seyvey. This report also indicates that well over ten million persons are currently threatened by pending evictions in a wide range of countries. COHRE views it's Global Survey's as part of a larger process where forced evictions are increasingly addressed in human rights terms and treated accordingly by gassroots movements, NGOs, researchers, lawyers, policy-makers and legislators. This publication is also designed to provide a succinct historical and public record of one of one of the most widespread violations of economic, social and cultural rights and as an impetus to halt further abuses before they occur.