Silverlands 2

What is affected

Type of violation

Forced eviction
Dispossession/confiscation
Privatization of public goods and services

Date

01 January 2015

Region

AFA [ Africa anglophone ]

Country

Zambia

Location

Serenje District

Affected persons

Proposed solution

Details

HRW_Forced_to_Leave.pdf

Development

Zambia_New_Protection.pdf

Forced eviction

Costs

Privatization of public goods and services

Land Losses

Housing Losses

Water

Sanitation

Energy

Other

Duty holder(s) /responsible party(ies)

	State
	TNC
	Private party
	Silverlands Zambia Limited, SilverStreet Private Equity Strategies SICAR, Silverlands Fund, Silverlands Ireland Holdings,

Brief narrative

Silverlands Zambia Limited (SZL) Known as “Silverlands” in community

One family resettled. One family (grandparents, 6 children, 14 grandchildren) resettled in 2015.

In June 2017 the company decided to halt resettlement plans for remaining families, and instead to develop a livelihood restoration plan.

No property destruction.

Costs

€ 0