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April 26, 2011

Amnesty Criticizes Plan To Demolish Slum Homes In Brazil For Olympics 
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Amnesty International is criticizing Brazil's plans to demolish the
homes of many residents living in the slums or favelas of Rio de Janeiro
ahead of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games. Amnesty
International Secretary General Salil Shetty is in Brazil this week.

Salil Shetty, Amnesty International Secretary General: “Everybody
fully understands that some degree of movement might be inevitable when
you're undergoing such a major project, but the issue is really whether
the fair process is being followed. These people have been given houses,
apartments, (which are) 50 kilometers away from their place of
livelihood, or compensations which are really a pittance. The
communities are not really involved."



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