Published in Tuesday March 13th, 2012
On March 6th, 2012, the UN special rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing, Raquel Rolnik, presented at the 19th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council, in Geneva, the reports concerning her 2011 missions to Argentina and Algeria, as well as her thematic report on women and their right to adequate housing. After this […]
(Español) Raquel Rolnik, culpó ayer a la banca de la burbuja inmobiliaria que se ha producido en España y otros muchos países desde 2009. “La toma del sector inmobiliario por los bancos se traduce en que su último objetivo sea la revalorización y demuestra que la burbuja no es fruto de una política no deseada”, afirmó.
Published in Wednesday February 8th, 2012
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European Federation of National Organisations Working With the Homeless / Press Release – 6th February 2012
The Council of Europe’s European Committee on Social Rights (ECSR) released its annual conclusions at the end of January. This year they looked at whether countries live up to their responsibilities to ensure the right to housing.
Published in Friday February 3rd, 2012
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Published in Friday February 3rd, 2012
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By Marian Smith, msnbc.com LONDON — Landlords in Britain’s capital are evicting tenants so they can cash in on this summer’s Olympic Games by charging tourists many times the usual rent. Homes in the east London boroughs where many events are to be held are fetching between five and 15 times their typical rates as […]
Published in Thursday November 3rd, 2011
The documentary tells the stories of various residents’ campaigns to hold the housing executive and the department for social development to account on everyday issues like the right to a warm and comfortable home, the right to a safe environment for families, the right to security and dignity and the right to participate in the decisions that affect their lives.
Papering Over The Cracks – A documentary by the Seven Towers Residents Group from Participation and the Practice o on Vimeo.
Published in Tuesday September 20th, 2011
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((English))We have learned through these consultations that often times, while women’s housing rights are protected in law, they are routinely violated in practice. What recommendations do you have to overcome this obstacle? What more needs to be done? ((Español))Hemos aprendido a través de estas consultas que muchas veces, mientras que los derechos de las mujeres […]
Published in Tuesday September 20th, 2011
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(English)Please use this space to discuss what advances there have been in law/policy in your country or region protecting or recognizing women’s right to adequate housing and/or land.
Published in Friday September 16th, 2011
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Read below the summaries of the communications sent by the Rapporteur to various countries from December 2010 to last May. To read the complete version of each communication, click on the summary title.
Published in Monday August 29th, 2011
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The Essex Human Rights Clinic of the Essex University has recently released a Guide to Legal Observing of Forced Evictions.Bellow you can read the Introduction section and you can also download the document.
The Essex Human Rights Clinic, part of the Human Rights Centre and School of Law at the University of Essex, was established in 2009 to offer students the opportunity to gain valuable practical experience in promoting and protecting human rights. The Human Rights Clinic emphasises practice as a way of addressing complex human rights issues while meeting the needs and interests of real people.[…]
