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First Jewish Anti-Zionism Congress, Vienna
By :HIC-HLRN
17 June 2025
As the world bears witness to the Western state governments indulge Israel`s genocide against the Palestinian people, activists of Jewish faith and background concluded their first Anti-Zionism Congress in Vienna, 13­­­–16 June 2025. It met at the very crux of the matter.   The host city of Vienna was symbolic also as
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Under Siege: Urban Development in Egypt’s Warraq Island
By :Ibrahim Ezzeldin, The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy
04 June 2025
In the heart of Greater Cairo, residents of the Nile island of Warraq are fighting against a government-backed urban development scheme. “These are not images of Manhattan Island!” With this statement, the State Information Service, the Egyptian government’s media arm, showcased the new development plan of Warraq, the country’s largest island on
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HIC-wide Inputs to UN Special Rapporteur Study on Land and Housing Rights
By :HIC-HLRN
03 June 2025
In response to a call for inputs by the UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing Balakrishnan Rajagopal, HIC Members and structures have provided six important inputs to the SR’s study on land and the right to housing. You can find these inputs at the following links: HLRN Global: “Land and the right to
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Land and the Right to Adequate Housing: Multiple-state Review
30 May 2025

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Land and the Right to Adequate Housing: Egypt
By :Diwan Al-Omran
30 May 2025

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Land and the right to adequate housing: Iraq, Jordan and Syria
By :HIC-HLRN, Together for the Protection of the Human and the Environment (Iraq), Insight (Syria), Dibeen Association for Environmental Development (Jordan)
30 May 2025

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Land and the right to adequate housing: Latin America and Spain
By :HIC-AL and the Asociación Civil por la Igualdad y la Justicia (ACIJ), with HIC-GS, HIC-MENA and HIC-HLRN
30 May 2025

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Land and the right to adequate housing: Brazil
By :Catalytic Communities (Brazil)
30 May 2025

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SR call for input: Land and the right to adequate housing
By :OHCHR
01 April 2025
Call for input: Land and the right to adequate housing   Deadline: 25 May 2025   Purpose: To inform the forthcoming report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing on land governance and land management and the right to adequate housing to be presented in October 2025 to the General Assembly
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UN Experts: Israel Must Stop Killing Civilians Returning to Their Homes in South Lebanon
By :OHCHR
13 February 2025
Israel must stop killing civilians returning to their homes in South Lebanon: UN experts     GENEVA – Israel must respect the ceasefire agreement with Lebanon, immediately end housing demolitions, ensure the safety of civilians returning to their homes, and fully withdraw its military from South Lebanon, UN experts* said today.   “We are gravely concerned
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Documents (35)

Document Title

Publication Date

Land and the Right to Adequate Housing: Multiple-state Review

30 May 2025

Land and the Right to Adequate Housing: Egypt

30 May 2025

Land and the right to adequate housing: Iraq, Jordan and Syria

30 May 2025

Land and the right to adequate housing: Latin America and Spain

30 May 2025

Land and the right to adequate housing: Brazil

30 May 2025

Housing and Land Rights Network Solutions to Loss and Damage Associated with Climate Change

06 January 2023

الإنتقال من العمل الخيري والإغاثة إلى التنمية (معايير حقوق الإنسان الدولية)

18 September 2022

SR_Questionnaire_discrimination_housing_AR

07 April 2021

UNSRs Address Israel over Naqab Demolitions

21 December 2020

UNSRs Address Israel over Naqab Demolitions

21 December 2020

"A Pandemic of Violations"

05 October 2020

Final Report of the Sixth Session of the Land Forum in MENA

30 October 2017

Human Rights Habitat Observatory

10 July 2017

Security of Tenure through the Habitat Agenda, 1976–2016

16 November 2015

Security of Tenure through the Habitat Agenda, 1976–2016

16 November 2015

“The role of local government in the promotion and protection of human rights,” A/HRC/30/49

07 August 2015

دور الحكومة المحلية في تعزيز وحماية حقوق الإنسان - التقرير النهائي للجنة الاستشارية لمجلس حقوق الإنسان، A/HRC/30/49

07 August 2015

تقرير المقرر الخاص بالسكن اللائق كعنصر من عناصر الحق في مستوى معيشي مناسب وبالحق في عدم التمييز في هذا السياق، A/70/270

04 August 2015

Report of the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context, A/70/270

04 August 2015

HIC Comments on Habitat III Issue Papers

31 July 2015

El papel de las autoridades locales y otros niveles subnacionales de gobierno, A/HRC/28/62

22 December 2014

Report of the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context, A/HRC/25/54

30 December 2013

Report of the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context, Raquel Rolnik, Mission to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory, A/HRC/22/4

24 December 2012

Basic Principles and Guidelines on Development-based Evictions and Displacement, A/HRC/4/18

26 August 2007

Principios Básicos y Directrices sobre los Desalojos y el Desplazamiento Generados por el Desarrollo, A/HRC/4/18

26 August 2007

Basic Principles and Guidelines on Development-based Evictions and Displacement, A/HRC/4/18

05 February 2007

Principios básicos y directrices sobre los desalojos y el desplazamiento generados por el desarrollo, A/HRC/4/18

05 February 2007

تقرير المقرر الخاص المعني بالسكن اللائق بوصفع عنصراً من عناصر الحق في مستوى معيشي لائق، السيد ميلون كوتهاري، في زيارته إلى الأراضي الفلسطينية المحتلة، زيارة الأرض الفلسطينية المحتلة، E / CN.4 / 2003/5 / ADD.1

17 June 2002

Report of the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, Mr. Miloon Kothari, on his visit to the occupied Palestinian territories, E/CN.4/2003/5/Add.1

17 June 2002

Déclaration sur les villes et autres établissements humains en ce nouveau millénaire, S-25/2

11 June 2001

Declaración sobre las ciudades y otros asentamientos humanos en el nuevo milenio, S-25/2

11 June 2001

Declaración sobre las ciudades y otros asentamientos humanos en el nuevo milenio, S-25/2

09 June 2001

Declaración sobre las ciudades y otros asentamientos humanos en el nuevo milenio, S-25/2

09 June 2001

Expulsions forcées, E/CN.4/RES/1993/77

10 March 1993

Desalojamientos forzosos, E/CN.4/RES/1993/77

10 March 1993

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