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Key Housing Rights Issues
Looking closely at the main issues
The issues involved in housing rights are highly complex, varying from the developed
to the developing world and changing over time. However a number of key issues are
central to an understanding of housing rights, and are in most cases relevant to an
examination of housing rights issues anywhere in the world.
This section takes a closer look at the following key issues (this is not an exhaustive list
and will be added to in future):
Adequate housing
According to the United Nations, more than 1 billion people
worldwide are inadequately housed today. This section examines how the term adequate housing is
defined under international human rights law.
Security of tenure
One of the fundamental requirements for adequate housing is proper security of tenure – the legal right to occupy and use one's dwelling and land.
Forced evictions and displacement
What is displacement and what are forced evictions?
Women and housing rights
The promotion and protection of women's right to housing.
Housing and property restitution
Promoting the rights of returning refugees and displaced persons to the restitution of their original homes.
Children and housing rights
The rights of children in relation to housing rights violations.
The right to water
Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and a basic human right.
Land rights
The rights of tribal and indigenous people to their traditional lands.
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