June 30, 2012 It seems unlikely but Berlin, the very city where the genocide of the Roma (Gypsy) peoples was planned 70 years ago, has become the city where they now find refuge. In the suburb of Neukoelln, a large complex of run-down apartments is being done up to become comfortable homes for more […]
Published in Friday October 22nd, 2010
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NEW YORK/GENEVA (22 October 2010) – “The inadequate and often appalling housing conditions faced by millions of international migrants around the world are mainly the result of discriminatory practices. This situation can be redressed only through the adoption of a truly human rights-based approach,” said the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik, during the presentation of her annual report* to the General Assembly in New York today.
Published in Monday October 11th, 2010
The UN Human Rights Council, during its 15th session in late September, decided to extend for a period of three years the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing. Concerning my permanency as Special Rapporteur, initially stablished to end up on April 2011, it will be appreciated by the Council in March 2011, who will decide if the mandate should be extended for an additional period of three years.
Meanwhile, next October 21 in New York, I will present to the UN General Assembly a thematic report concerning international migrants and right to housing. In the same occasion, I will have an official mission to the World Bank to research and dialogue with its representatives about the institution’s policies on right to housing.
No relatório sobre migrações e direito à moradia, de Outubro de 2010, são analisadas as leis, tratados e demais instrumentos jurídicos internacionais que tratam do direito à moradia dos imigrantes. O relatório também analisa as dificuldades encontradas por imigrantes – legais e ilegais – para ter acesso à moradia adequada e dedica atenção especial à situação […]
Published in Saturday September 11th, 2010
Invited by the Government of Kazakhstan, the UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing, Raquel Rolnik, visited the country from September 6th to 13th. During the mission, the Rapporteur testified the effects of housing and financial crisis, which caused a number of people the loss of their homes, as well as heard testimonials of forced evictions due to the construction of equipment for the Asian Games.
Moreover, in the imminence of 2010 World Habitat Day, which is annually celebrated in early October by the UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme), the Rapporteur prepared a statement emphasizing the importance of thinking housing policies under the perspective of human rights and social justice.
Published in Monday February 1st, 2010
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Thematic reports: Mega-events, Migrants
Mission reports: United States, Maldives
Comunications report
