Egypt authorities urged to prevent forced evictions in city slums

Tuesday 5 October 2010 Amnesty International Secretary General Salil Shetty has warned in a letter to the Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif that plans to redevelop Greater Cairo's poorest areas risk leaving thousands in inadequate housing or homeless. Amnesty International Secretary General Salil Shetty has warned in a letter to the Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif that plans to redevelop Greater Cairo's poorest areas risk leaving thousands in inadequate housing or homeless.Residents of 33 "shack areas" in the capital and the city of Giza are scheduled to be relocated to 35,700 housing…

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