The right to life and the right to adequate housing: the indivisibility and interdependence between these rights 2016, para. 29
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Similarly, the Human Rights Committee affirmed in its general comment No. 6 that the right to life is the "supreme right", which "should not be interpreted narrowly", and that it "cannot properly be understood in a restrictive manner, and the protection of this right requires that States adopt positive measures". In periodic reviews, the Committee has noted the documented effects of homelessness on health and on life and has stated that the right to life requires the adoption of positive measures to address homelessness (see CCPR/C/79/Add.105).
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
Governance & Rule of Law
Health
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
All
Year
2016
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Housing, Report to the UNGA (2016), A/71/310, para. 29.