An evacuation was ordered, but no means to do so were provided for the poor.

Around 10 white phosphorous bombs were dropped on the neighbouring field, with machine gun fire exploding all around.

But they can't stay there, because John's got his notice to get off.

A low income community in Rio de Janeiro presented its own counter proposal for developing the community in reaction to the threat of forced eviction by the government.

The testimonies from regional consultations also highlighted the impact of having to consistently live with the threat of eviction and associated violence.

And I'm telling you, I actually testified at the Senate about the absolute ludicrous idea that we would actually evacuate, and actually have three or four days' warning.

The International Advisory Group on Forced Evictions, an international task force to facilitate negotiated policy alternatives to unlawful eviction, was established resulting in the creation in several countries of a post of housing rights officer.