Enjoyment of the rights to health and adequate housing by migrants 2010, para. 52
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- The Special Rapporteur notes with regret the widespread practices of forced evictions of migrants around the world. There are many instances where migrants, most often vulnerable groups such as irregular migrants, asylum-seekers and unaccompanied children, are forcibly evicted from their homes without adequate notice, prior consultation or alternative accommodation. Such forced evictions often take place to clear slums, squatter camps and other informal settlements in the name of development, beautification and regeneration of the areas concerned, or for the holding of major events. In the absence of alternative accommodation provided by States, the evicted residents are often rendered homeless and pushed into areas where they have no access to basic services, employment opportunities or sources of livelihood. Reports suggest that irregular migrants are often arrested and arbitrarily deported to their countries of origin following forced evictions. These practices of forced evictions clearly undermine not only migrants' right to adequate housing, but also other related rights such as the rights to health, food, water and education.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2010
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Paragraph number
- 52
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