Post conflict and post disaster reconstruction and the right to adequate housing 2011, para. 65
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The right of all people displaced as a result of conflict or disaster (refugees or IDPs) to voluntarily return to their land and homes or any other location within their country should be recognized and all possible steps should be taken to assist them to exercise that right. In cases where the displaced have settled and begun to build new lives and communities, their preference to remain should also be respected and supported. Further, in cases where secondary occupants are in possession of the land and houses of people displaced, sustained efforts should be made to achieve a negotiated agreement that satisfies all parties, prior to any legal action being taken.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Humanitarian
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Person(s) affected
Persons on the move
Year
2011
Paragraph type
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
SR Housing, Report to the HRC (2011), A/HRC/16/42, para. 65.