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News (10)
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New: In Pursuit of Climate Change |
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By :HIC-HLRN |
| 15 October 2022 |
This latest report from HLRN’s Violation Database (VDB), In Pursuit of Climate Justice, takes a hard look at violations of adequate housing land and other habitat-related human rights in the context of environmental hazards and climate change. Based on VDB entries spanning more than a century, each instance explores the root causes
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World Habitat Day 2022 |
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By :HIC-HLRN |
| 03 October 2022 |
On the occasion of World Habitat Day 2022, Habitat International Coalition (HIC) joins Members, allies and development actors to reflect on its journey of more than 45 years since the first Habitat Conference (1976) and common Habitat Agendas. Global activism has been indispensable in developing global consensus and commitments to
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Proposal for a UN Habitat Stakeholder-engagement Mechanism |
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By :HIC-HLRN |
| 01 September 2022 |
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Understanding Human Rights ETOs |
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By :HIC-HLRN |
| 15 January 2022 |
The new Routledge Handbook on Extraterritorial Human Rights Obligations has just been published and it is available in open access here. This new handbook compiles lessons and analysis by world experts on the human rights obligations of states beyond their territorial borders. It is designed to give meaning and
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Copping-out at CoP26 |
| 14 November 2021 |
The 26th Conference of Parties (CoP26) ended in grave disappointment at the state delegations who weakened the needed commitments to save the planet from multiple climate disasters. This CoP, the supreme governing body of international agreements on climate change action, finally took place in Glasgow, Scotland, on 31 October–13 November
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India: War on the Urban Poor in Haryana |
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By :AICCTU |
| 24 August 2021 |
The urban poor of the Delhi-NCR region have been reeling under the disastrous impact of successive lockdowns and the fatal second wave of CoVID. The incessant spells of monsoon rain taking over the city’s roads and spaces have added to their woes. And now the Haryana government has dealt yet
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USA: New Eviction Ban till October |
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By :Barbara Sprunt, NPR |
| 03 August 2021 |
The Biden Administration Issues a New Eviction Moratorium after a Federal Ban Lapsed
Days after a national eviction moratorium expired, the Biden administration on Tuesday issued a new, more limited freeze that remains in effect through 3 October.
Like the previous order, the two-month moratorium issued Tuesday comes from the Centers for Disease Control and
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Texas Criminalizes Homelessness |
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By :National Low-income Housing Coalition |
| 28 June 2021 |
Texas Passes Statewide Camping Ban
Amid a housing affordability crisis, cities across the U.S. have been struggling with their unsheltered populations. Two years ago, Austin, Texas, decriminalized activities related to homelessness. But this year, citizens voted to re-criminalize them — as the state banned “public camping.”
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed legislation on
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Special Rapporteurs on adequate housing @ 20 |
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By :OHCHR |
| 22 June 2021 |
Today, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Balakrishnan Rajagopal, presents his report to the UN Human Rights Council: “20 years Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing – Tacking stock – moving forward”
The report (A/HRC/47/43) highlights key achievements and contributions of the mandate since its establishment
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Arab CSO Forum on sustainable development |
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By :HIC-HLRN |
| 23 March 2021 |
We invite you to attend the regional meeting of civil society organizations on #sustainable development in the Arab region. Representatives of civil society and experts in Arab countries will participate in the meeting to discuss efforts to achieve sustainable development in the Arab region and the challenges it faces.
The "regional
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