Women and their right to adequate housing 2012, para. 67
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States should also ensure that police units operating at the local level are adequately supported to assist women victims of property grabbing and domestic violence, including the removal of perpetrators from the home and the recovery of stolen property. States should also ensure that emergency shelters are available and accessible to women, and that women who are victims of domestic violence are specifically able to benefit from transitional housing programmes and social housing programmes.
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)
Humanitarian
Violence
Person(s) affected
Women
Year
2012
Paragraph type
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
SR Housing, Report to the HRC (2012), A/HRC/19/53, para. 67.