Equality Can’t Wait – Implement the Law! Last week the Minister for Social Development announced plans to regenerate the Girdwood Barracks site in North Belfast. North Belfast has seen some of the most acute and longstanding housing inequality in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Housing Executive’s own research shows that 95% of the need for new social […]
Published in Monday April 23rd, 2012
In Opinion
April 23rd, 2012 Our opinion: The Albany Housing Authority is building new apartments and homes. The economics of housing work in favor of low-income families, for a welcome change. Good news on the housing front today, and a pleasant twist to the usual grim story of the 1 percent vs. the 99 percent. New housing is […]
February 9, 2012 by Sopheap Chak The problem of forced evictions is turning for the worse in Cambodia while citizen dissatisfaction over existing resettlement schemes is also rising. While land grabbing is a nationwide problem, it’s most evident in the urban areas. In fact, residents of Monivong Hospital, Sombok Chap, Dey Kraham, Group 78, Borei Keila, […]
April 10th, 2012 by Josh Chin, with contributions from Olivia Geng A disabled former lawyer who has clashed repeatedly with authorities while assisting people illegally evicted from their homes was sentenced on Tuesday to two years and eight months in prison for fraud and “creating a disturbance,” her attorney said. The sentence marks the latest sign […]
Published in Tuesday March 22nd, 2011
In News
“I’ll never forget the small, remote communities I visited where I saw people in jail, only because they were homeless and on the street during brutal winter nights.” – Libby Davies, Member of Parliament, Vancouver East.
Ottawa (7 Mar. 2011) – The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) has a strong and proud history of campaigning on important equality and human rights issues. So, I am very proud that the National Union has committed its support to help ensure that my private member’s Bill C-304, An act to ensure secure, adequate, accessible and affordable housing for Canadians, is passed in the House of Commons. I like to call it, a Housing Bill of Rights.
Published in Thursday February 3rd, 2011
In News
On Wednesday, February 9, at 2:00 p.m. EST, the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty will host a webinar to discuss topics explored in “On the Edge: How HUD Can Improve the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program.” The report offers an in-depth analysis of the program, assessing its effectiveness and making recommendations for future HUD homelessness prevention efforts. It is based on a survey of 121 service providers one year after HPRP funds were made available.
Published in Thursday May 27th, 2010
In News
Everyone in Canada has the right to a home – and the federal government has a responsibility to realize that right. That’s the basis of a legal challenge http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2010/26/c6474.html launched today by a coalition of housing and legal advocates. The Wellesley Institute is providing policy support to the new coalition, including expert evidence on funding and legislative decisions by the federal government over the past two decades. I’ve provided detailed numbers on housing funding, programs and policy decisions that have been incorporated into the affidavit of Dr David Hulchanski, who is the leading expert witness for the coalition.
Published in Friday February 1st, 2008
In Reports
Thematic reports: Justiciability, Overview of the work of the 1st Special Rapporteur
Mission reports: South Africa and Spain
Comunications report
Published in Wednesday January 16th, 2008
In Reports
Lack of guarantees in relation to the justiciability of the right to housing is one of the key obstacles to its realization. Many people believe that only civil and political rights create obligations on the part of individuals and States and, therefore, could be demanded in court. However, access to legal remedies in the case […]