Women and their right to adequate housing 2012, para. 33

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In addition, mass forced evictions which take place at the hands of State authorities or third party actors also impact women disproportionately. In 2000, the then Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women wrote: Violence occurring in relation to forced eviction starts before the eviction process. Psychological stress on learning about the eviction can destabilize the family atmosphere and cause emotional trauma. (…) During the eviction, verbal abuse and beatings, rape and even killing are common. The destruction of the home and the destruction of property are further traumatic experiences. (…) Coping with injuries, the death of family members, inadequate housing or even homelessness, poverty, lack of community support when relocated away from the home town are all possible burdens that have to be taken on by women after eviction.
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)
  • Social & Cultural Rights
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Families
  • Women
Year
2012
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Housing, Report to the HRC (2012), A/HRC/19/53, para. 33.
Paragraph number
33