The number of forcible evictions of squatters and homeless people in Paris, France has grown rapidly over the past year, more than 80 NGOs have said in a report, blaming the rise on the Olympic Games set to be held in the French capital from July 26 to August 11, 2024.
Orders issued by the local and regional authorities allowing the forced dislodgement of squatters have more than tripled over the past three years in the Paris region, one such group monitoring evictions said, according to France 24. The group’s data show that there were only 15 such removals between May 2021 and April 2022, while between May 2023 and April 2024, there were almost 50.
An umbrella group called Le Revers de la Médaille (The Other Side of the Medal) claimed that authorities in Ile-de-France – the region that includes Paris and its suburbs – have a particularly “high propensity” to resort to such measures. They also accused the French government of what they called “social cleansing”.
“This acceleration in the pace of evictions and the offering of temporary housing coincides with the arrival of the Olympics”, Theo Ferignac, an activist with Law Access Collective, told France24. “These figures clearly show the desire to have as few homeless camps as possible in Paris this summer”.
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