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Right to housing
Housing is a human right
  • About

    Learn more about the right to housing and the work developed by the Rapporteur. Read the reports and learn how to file a complaint.

    What is the right to housing?

    Also view the legal fundaments and learn about some organisations that work on the matter.


    What does the Rapporteur do?

    The Rapporteur promotes missions to countries and develops thematic research, dialogue and cooperation with governments and with the society, as well as presenting a report on these activities


    Themes worked

    Each year, the Rapporteur presents two thematic reports on topics related to the right to housing. Learn about the themes already worked.

    Right to housing around the world

    Also read about the missions already made by the Rapporteur, and the reports. Furthermore, learn about the right to housing in other countries worldwide.


    About the rapporteurs

    Learn more about the specialists chosen by the UN Human Rights Council to the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing.

    Information and complaints to the rapporteur

    Learn how to make complaints to the Rapporteur regarding possible violations to the right to adequate housing

  • News

    Read, comment and share news and information on the right to housing worldwide

    Latest news

    • France begins eviction of 650 migrants from Calais camps
    • Anti-eviction group creates crowdsourcing map for stories of displacement
    • More foreclosures, more middle-aged suicides, study finds

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  • Collection

    Explore content regarding the right to housing worldwide, in several formats

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    • Reports
    • Booklets and teaching material
    • The right to housing in practice
    • Documents
    • Newsletters
    • Press Releases
    • Images
    • Audio and video
  • Debates

    The Rapporteur’s debate platform is a space for virtual discussion in which people from all over the world may discuss themes related to the right to housing

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    Learn how it works

    Learn how the virtual debate platform on the right to housing works.

    The debate

    View all the topics in discussion right now.

  • Contact

    Contact the Rapporteur sending doubts, suggestions, comments or content to be disclosed on our site

    Contact

    To contact the Rapporteur, fill out the form.

    Place a formal complaint

    Do you know of any violation of the right to housing in your region? File a complaint!

    Learn the procedures necessary to formally send complaints and information to the Rapporteur.

Right to housing > Collection

Collection

View information regarding the right to adequate housing here, in several formats. Some of the content has been produced by the Rapporteur, but a significant share was produced by partner organisations that work on the theme. View the sections of our collection below.

  • Reports

    View all the reports – on themes and missions – produced by the RapporteurVea todos los informes – temáticos y de las misiones – elaborados por la Relatoría

  • Booklets and teaching material

    Teaching material with guidance to citizens and governments

  • The right to housing in practice

    Examples of initiatives and good practices of implementation of the right to housing worldwide

  • Documents

    (Português) Publicações, legislações e outros documentos sobre o direito à moradia no mundo

  • Newsletters

    Read all editions of the Rapporteur’s Newsletter, issued monthly.

  • Press Releases

    (Português) Leia também os press releases oficiais da Relatoria

  • Images

    Images related to the right to housing around the world

  • Audio and video

    Audio and video files on the right to housing worldwide

  • Latest news

    • France begins eviction of 650 migrants from Calais camps
    • Anti-eviction group creates crowdsourcing map for stories of displacement
    • More foreclosures, more middle-aged suicides, study finds
    • When it comes to hosting the Olympics, more cities are saying, ‘Hold that thought.’
    • European leaders urged to end plight of 600,000 stateless people
    View more
  • Latest from the collection

    • Raquel Rolnik’s mandate ends. Leilani Farha is the new rapporteur. – Newsletter #47
    • Roots and Branches
    • New Materials on Security of Tenure in Several Languages – Newsletter #46
    • Guide: Guiding principles on security of tenure for the urban poor
    • Address acute housing crisis – Special rapporteur on adequate housing
    View more
  • Learn more

    • What is the right to housing?
    • What does the Rapporteur do?
    • Themes worked
    • Right to housing around the world
    • About the rapporteurs
    • Information and complaints to the rapporteur
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Este é um projeto da Relatoria Especial do Conselho de Direitos Humanos da ONU para o Direito à Moradia Adequada e contém informações e documentos não oficiais. Para acessar a página oficial da Relatoria Especial da ONU para o Direito à Moradia Adequada, clique aqui.
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