Responsibilities of local and other subnational governments in relation to the right to adequate housing 2015, para. 50
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In Cairo, the courts have recently enforced the right to adequate housing so as to limit the power of the City Governor to seize land for "public benefit". A coalition of civil society organizations had some success in relying on the right to housing in article 67 of the 2012 Egyptian Constitution in both political action and litigation. In a recent case, the organizations challenged a decree issued by the Governor of Cairo announcing a seizure of land for development, and succeeded in securing a court order repealing the order of evacuation.
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)
Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
All
Year
2015
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Housing, Report to the HRC (2015), A/HRC/28/62, para. 50.