How are Beijing residents and migrant laborers and their children affected by Olympic preparations?
Human Rights Watch research has documented how China’s rapid urban development, fueled in Beijing by preparations for the 2008 Olympics, is leading to the eviction of homeowners and tenants in violation of Chinese law and international standards on the right to housing. The construction of facilities for the Olympics in Beijing has directly resulted in the forced eviction of thousands of citizens in and around Beijing, often without due process or compensation to ensure access to new housing. In a December 2007 report, the Center on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) estimated that as many as 1.5 million Beijing residents will be forced from their homes in the run-up to the 2008 Olympic Games. COHRE reported that more than 1.2 million people have already been uprooted in Beijing as a result of infrastructure projects linked to the summer Games. The Geneva-based organization estimates that 15,000 people are evicted every month in Beijing, often in poor neighborhoods, in a brutal and a
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