Housing (Right to adequate)

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ESCR-Net publishes article analyzing the historic step towards access to justice for ESCR violations at UN

In September, the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR) issued historic recommendations, finding Spain in violation of the right to housing, in the first case...

International gathering discusses homelessness and human rights

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, Leilani Farha, and the Center for Legal and Social Studies (CELS) concluded today in Buenos Aires an international expert consultation...

Sri Lanka: NAFSO releases a report on the reality of displaced people in Jaffna District

The National Fisheries Solidarity Movement (NAFSO) of Sri Lanka, together with Internally Displaced People (IDP) of Jaffna, have released the report...

UN Committee on ESCR issues historic recommendations to Spain related to the right to housing

On September 17, 2015, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) published its first recommendations in response to an individual complaint, regarding a violation of the right to housing, under the Optional Protocol to the...

Africa Regional Social Rights Litigation Workshop: 12-14 March 2012, Johannesburg South Africa

Over the last decade, the legal opportunities for claiming economic, social and cultural (ESC) rights have greatly increased in many parts of Africa. This can be seen in the growing use of litigation strategies amongst civil society, increased legal mobilisation of...

HIC appeals for solidarity in opposing forced eviction and excessive use of force in Egypt

Habitat International Coalition (HIC) and their allies in Egypt are seeking letters of solidarity to condemn gross violations of human rights....

International meeting in Uruguay to advance Women's ESCR related to land and resources

From 26 to 28 August, 2015, the Women and ESCR Working Group held an international strategy meeting to promote women's ESCR in Montevideo, Uruguay. The meeting – “Advancing Women’s ESCR: Alternative Visions of Development, Land and Property Rights”...

Manila Bay Reclamation Project

Please download the full report here. Also available in Spanish ...

Demand housing for homeless families from Laguna Lakeshore, Manila

TO: Hon. Benigno Simeon Aquino III, President, Government of the Philippines CC: Hon. Jejomar Binay, Vice President, Republic of the Philippines. Chairman, Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council\ Hon. Laarni Cayatano, Mayor, City Government of Taguig Hon. Loreta Anne Rosales, Chair,...

Cambodia: Address the concerns of the families of Boeung Kak Lake

ESCR-Net sent a second letter to the government of Cambodia to urge further measures to respect rights of families affected by forced evictions from the Boeung Kak Lake area