REPORTS SUBMITTED TO THE U.N. CONCERNING HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES BY LANDLORD AKELIUS CANADA LTD AND SUBSIDIARIES IN GERMANY AND ENGLAND

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UN accuses Toronto apartment owner of human rights abuses CBC




REPORTS SUBMITTED TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONCERNING AKELIUS RESIDENTIAL BUSINESS PRACTICES IN CANADA, GERMANY AND ENGLAND

Country: Canada
City / Location: country-wide
Period / Date: since 2014 - ongoing
Subject: Information received concerning the impact of Akelius Canada’s business model on the right to housing of tenants in Akelius’ apartment blocks in Toronto and Montréal, which illustrates the negative impact of financialization of housing in Canada.

LINK TO REPORT
    27 Apr 2020
    Canada
    AL


Country: Other actors
City / Location: country-wide
Period / Date: since 2014 - ongoing
Subject: Information received regarding the impact of the business model of real-estate company Akelius on the human rights of tenants in the apartment blocks it owns in Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom.

LINK TO REPORT
    27 Apr 2020
    Akelius Residential Property AB
    AL


Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
City / Location: country-wide
Period / Date: since 2014 - ongoing
Subject: Information received with respect to the effects of the financialization of housing in the United Kingdom which has been facilitated, in part, by your Government’s inaction and in particular by the ineffective legal and regulatory framework present within the United Kingdom which allows housing to be turned into a mere investment and vehicle for profitmaking.

LINK TO REPORT
    27 Apr 2020
    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    AL


PRESS RELEASE

Stop Akelius Worldwide Tenants’ coalition confirms serious disregard of human rights raised by UN Special Rapporteur, and calls for action Berlin, London, Paris, Toronto, 29/06/2020 International Joint Statement by Akelius Tenants

PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY BERLIN'S - STOP AKELIUS WORLDWIDE TENANTS COALITION.

















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