Housing and land rights

Recommendation 3 Mainstream housing rights

Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions

Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions

(e) Economic rights, including work, trade union membership and housing

The right to adequate housing relates to many other rights.

We cannot separate the right to housing from these other rights.

The Dialogue focused on creating synergy in the implementation of housing rights.

The event highlighted the issues of children in context of housing rights.

Legal recognition and implementation of women's rights to adequate housing and land

Indigenous women are incarcerated 20 per cent more than non indigenous women, which impacts on housing rights and housing for family members.

Recognizing further the work of the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing of the Commission on Human Rights related to the housing rights of people belonging to other vulnerable and disadvantaged groups,

157. The Asian Coalition for Housing Rights (ACHR) is primarily concerned with the shelter rights of the poor. It has sent international fact finding teams to Hong Kong and the Republic of Korea on alleged housing rights violations and evictions.

Model provisions protecting women's rights to housing in housing and domestic violence legislation A compilation of good practices that demonstrate different strategies for the realization of women's right to housing An analysis and list of best practices on how cultural practices related to women's housing and land and human rights principles and laws need not necessarily conflict

In view of the fact that this research initiative has revealed that the housing conditions of indigenous peoples across the world, in industrialized and developing countries alike, are inadequate, the United Nations Housing Rights Programme must continue its work to promote the housing rights of indigenous peoples.

The issue of housing rights is relevant, and the above mentioned guidelines in progress by Mr. Pinheiro on the right to housing will provide that framework.

The Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions noted that Women suffer immensely from forced eviction.

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Additionally, lack of adequate housing can prevent women from accessing a range of other rights.

Detailed responses to the questionnaire have been received from women's rights groups and housing rights groups from all regions in the world.

In particular, it would be useful to explore whether indigenous peoples' struggles for land rights could benefit from a housing rights perspective.

National housing laws and policies should specifically accommodate the needs and rights of these marginalized groups.

The results of litigation on issues related to indigenous land and housing rights have been mixed.

We cannot separate the right to housing from these other rights. It is simply not possible.

Further work is, however, required in terms of documenting the variety of national legislation on housing rights only then will it be possible for the Programme to develop comprehensive and practical guidelines for legislative reform to promote housing rights.

Recognizing that poverty is a major obstacle to women's full realization of housing, land and property rights,

Recognizing that poverty is a major obstacle to women's full realization of housing, land and property rights,

As for the most important matter that affects people's rights it is the right to housing (shelter)

It builds on the indivisible analysis of women's right to adequate housing adopted in the original report, to further examine the interrelated issues of women's rights to adequate housing, land, property and inheritance as well as other human rights, such as the rights to water and to health.

Lack of adequate housing can make women more vulnerable to various forms of violence and, conversely, violence against women can lead to the violation of women's rights to adequate housing.

When the government does not allocate financial resources for housing development for everyone it is a violation of the right to adequate housing and actually other human rights as well.

Furthermore, in adhering to his mandate, the Special Rapporteur emphasizes the adoption of an indivisibility of rights approach to promoting women's rights to adequate housing.

Availability, access, continuity and quality regarding the rights to employment, housing, health and education are far from satisfactory.

A number of delegations considered that basic economic and social rights, such as housing, were not adequately reflected.

In carrying out his mandate, including during country missions, the Special Rapporteur has observed that while women face multiple rights violations related to their right to adequate housing and land, they are also increasingly at the forefront of land and housing rights movements.

A meeting entitled Women across the world defending their rights to housing and land , was held specifically to draw lessons from the work done on women and housing initiated by this study.

Assisted housing

Housing legislation

C. Housing

12.8.1 Housing

Housing programmes

4. Housing

A. Housing

B. Housing

(c) Housing