Women and their right to adequate housing 2012, para. 65
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States should eliminate discrimination against women and girls in all matters related to inheritance, so they benefit from inheritance on an equal footing with men and boys. States should ensure that the application of customary law and practice does not interfere with the basic right of women and girls to gender equality, including in matters related to housing and land, such inheritance.
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
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Boys
Girls
Men
Women
Year
2012
Paragraph type
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
SR Housing, Report to the HRC (2012), A/HRC/19/53, para. 65.