Guiding Principles on security of tenure for the urban poor 2014, para. 37
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Where a genuine risk to health and safety or the environment exists, prior to any decision to evict being made, States must explore all feasible alternatives in consultation with affected persons. Specifically, States should use all resources at their disposal, including through international assistance, to explore in situ alternatives to mitigate and manage risks, regardless of the tenure status and housing standards of inhabitants unless the inhabitants prefer to be resettled to alternative adequate housing.
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)
Environment
Equality & Inclusion
Health
Person(s) affected
All
Year
2014
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Housing, Report to the HRC (2014), A/HRC/25/54, para. 37.