Housing (Right to adequate)

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Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, 576 U.S. ___ (2015)

This case was initiated in 2008 when the Inclusive Communities Project (ICP), a non-profit group, sued the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) in relation to a federal tax credit program used by states and local governments to build affordable housing. ICP claimed that the TDHCA perpetuated segregation in violation of the Fair Housing Act (FHA) by granting too many tax credits to new housing developments in predominantly black inner city areas and too few in primarily white suburban neighborhoods.

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Manila Bay Reclamation Project

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

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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,...
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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

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New letter to Cambodia in support of Boeung Kak Lake families

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

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Cambodian land rights activists released following broad international solidarity

Women human rights defenders and their supporters in Cambodia freed, following a letter sent by ESCR-Net and advocacy by other organizations

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Abahlali baseMjondolo celebrates gains in the struggle for dignity for South Africa’s shack dwellers

The social movement of South Africa secure access to electricity for shack dwellers in Siyanda and hail the arrest of two local councilors following the murder of their leader last year

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SERI argues successful case to hold public officials accountable for implementation

South African Supreme Court advances enforcement of right to decent housing

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ESCR-Net challenges large-scale disconnection of water supply to tens of thousands of low-income residents in Detroit

ESCR-Net has requested leave from the U.S. District Court to be recognized as amicus curiae in support of residents challenging the City of Detroit’s decision to cut off water supply to thousands of households unable to pay their bills

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Civil society groups condemn the ongoing detention of 11 activists in Cambodia

Several ESCR-Net Members in Cambodia condemn the indefensible verdicts issued by the Court of Appeal in the cases of ten land activists and one monk

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