Documents

Here you find publications, articles, legislation and other kinds of documents related to the right to adequate housing.

Red Cross and Red Crescent resolution on disaster laws

Published in Thursday September 13th, 2012

In 2011, Members States to the Geneva Conventions gave a clear mandate to the International Federation of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent to work on regulatory barriers to disaster response. In this context, the 31st Conference of the IFRC was held, addressing disaster laws and adopting a resolution on the topic.

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Mission to Rwanda: preliminary findings

Published in Friday July 13th, 2012

Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context, Ms. Raquel Rolnik Official Mission to Rwanda   Preliminary findings Media Statement   Ladies and gentlemen from the media, Dear colleagues,   I would like to thank you for […]

Gender dimensions of the right to adequate housing from an international perspective

Published in Monday May 28th, 2012

May 28, 2012 ESR Review: Economic and Social Rights in South Africa recently published an article on Gender dimensions of the right to adequate housing from an international perspective by Mayra Gomez and Bret Thiele, Co-Executive Directors of the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.  The article examines how women’s housing and land rights […]

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Questionnaire on Housing financing for the poor

Published in Friday May 18th, 2012

In her forthcoming report, to be submitted to the UN General Assembly at its 67th session, in October, the Special Rapporteur will continue her previous work, by examining national policies promoting access to homeownership and affordable housing for the poorest segments of society or other marginalized groups. The report will focus on policies and programmes which aim to promote access to adequate housing for the poor.

General Comment 7

Published in Tuesday May 8th, 2012

Having considered a significant number of reports of forced evictions in recent years, including instances in which it has determined that the obligations of States parties were being violated, the Committee is now in a position to seek to provide further clarification as to the implications of such practices in terms of the obligations contained in the Covenant.

Brazilian Government Warranties for FIFA World Cup 2014

Published in Thursday April 12th, 2012

(Português) O documento assinado por diversos ministérios do Governo Brasileiro em 2007 elenca as diversas garantias que o país se compromete dar à FIFA para assegurar a realização da Copa do Mundo de 2014 conforme as exigência da instituição.

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Searching out solutions: Constructive alternatives to the criminalization of homelessness

Published in Tuesday April 10th, 2012

April 10th, 2012 Individuals and families experiencing street homelessness face many barriers on their path to stability. Over and above their housing, physical, and behavioral health needs, many communities implement local measures that criminalize “acts of living” laws that prohibit sleeping, eating, sitting, or panhandling in public spaces, acts which generally are applicable to people […]

International Amnesty’s report on ESCR in Spain

Published in Friday March 23rd, 2012

The International Amnesty (IA) analyzes, in this report, the legal support of the economic, social and cultural rights in Spain, as well as the obstacles to enforce them in the Judiciary. It also examines the lack of recognition of these rights as human rights in different scopes, from the legislation to the authorities’ decisions; and […]

UN Human Rights Council resolution on adequate housing on the context of post disaster settings

Published in Thursday March 22nd, 2012

The UN Human Rights Council adopted on March 21st, 2012, during its 19th regular session, a resolution regarding adequate housing in the context of post disaster settings. Among the many issues comprised in the text, the importance of the participation of the affected people in the elaboration and execution of housing assistance was stressed. The […]

Open letter from the HRC Special Procedures mandate holders on the Rio+20 summit

Published in Monday March 19th, 2012

In an open letter to the States negotiating the outcome document of the Rio+20 summit, the mandate holders of the Human Rights Council Special Procedures called on them to incorporate international human rights norms and standards. They also reminded them that accountability should be at the core of such document; therefore, Rio+20 should ground global […]