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The right to an adequate diet: the agriculture-food-health nexus 2012, para. 15
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- Assessments of these various nutrition promotion initiatives and the projects under the umbrella of the SUN initiative fall outside the scope of the present report. The increasing international profile of nutrition should be welcomed. It is positive too that SUN acknowledges the need for efforts to scale up nutrition to be driven by national authorities with a cross-sectoral approach, and that it brings together commitment and support from developing country Governments, donors, civil society, development agencies and the private sector. In providing assistance however, these actors must not overlook the entitlements that have been established under international law for women, children, minorities, refugees and internally displaced persons, and other groups that may be subjected to marginalization and discrimination. The Special Rapporteur, while welcoming the progress made through SUN, calls for an explicit alignment of its initiatives with human rights, including the right to food. A number of observations should be made in this regard.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to food
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- Special Procedures' report
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- N.A.
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personas afectadas
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Año
- 2012
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Access to justice and the right to food: the way forward 2015, para. 31
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- Access to public information in relation to the adoption of new laws or amendments to existing legislation is crucial for ensuring justiciability. States are obliged to ensure that this information is made readily available and easily accessible for everyone without discrimination. Particular effort should be made to disseminate information in a format that is user-appropriate, taking into consideration the individual needs of persons with disabilities, and those with low levels of literacy. Migrants and minority groups should not be prevented from accessing information owing to linguistic barriers, and materials should be adapted accordingly. Logistical and financial barriers should also be addressed by taking into consideration the difficulties faced by those living in remote rural areas and those living in poverty.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to food
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Poverty
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
- Persons with disabilities
- Año
- 2015
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Challenges faced by groups most at risk when exercising or seeking to exercise the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and/or of association 2014, para. 22
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- Article 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights recognizes that the right to freedom of peaceful assembly should be enjoyed by everyone, as provided for by article 2 of the Covenant and resolutions 15/21, 21/16 and 24/5 of the Human Rights Council. Importantly, in its resolution 24/5, the Council reminded States of their obligation to respect and fully protect the rights of all individuals to assemble peacefully and associate freely, online as well as offline, including in the context of elections, and including persons espousing minority or dissenting views or beliefs, human rights defenders, trade unionists and others, including migrants, seeking to exercise or to promote those rights. Despite this, some Member States have laws that contain explicitly discriminatory provisions prohibiting assemblies by certain groups.
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- Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2014
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Challenges faced by groups most at risk when exercising or seeking to exercise the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and/or of association 2014, para. 48
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- Legislation that explicitly excludes individuals or groups from forming associations on the basis of prohibited grounds constitutes a violation of the rights of those groups. For example, migrant workers are explicitly prohibited from forming trade unions in Singapore, and they are not allowed to join or form unions in the Plurinational State of Bolivia (CMW/C/BOL/CO/2, para. 34). In some instances non-nationals are allowed to join existing trade unions or labour associations but are not allowed to hold office in those associations, as in Singapore. However, the restriction on forming their own associations deprives migrants of autonomy and vehicles through which to advocate or promote issues of concern that may differ from those of nationals.
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- Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2014
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Fundamentalism and its impact on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association 2016, para. 70
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- Anti-immigration sentiments, often based on cultural and nationalist ideologies, have strengthened the popularity of many right-wing political parties, especially in Europe. Nationalist parties in countries such as Austria, Denmark, Hungary and Switzerland, among others, have attracted significant support in recent elections. The Special Rapporteur is extremely concerned that the acceptance and adoption by political actors of attitudes of cultural or national superiority has triggered a process of gradually legitimizing racism and xenophobia. This can have devastating consequences, as history has proved time and again. He stresses that States are obliged to take measures to guard against such an eventuality.
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- Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2016
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 33
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- Furthermore, test results are passed on to employers or recruitment agencies without the migrant worker's consent, breaching the requirement of confidentiality and contrary to international recommendations. Additionally, pre- and post-test counselling protocols may not be followed, even when required by law. A right to health approach, however, requires that counselling, voluntary testing and treatment be treated as a health-care continuum. Migrant workers who test positive for HIV may remain in an irregular situation, making them more vulnerable to abuse by employers and less likely to access medical treatment. In cases of pregnancy, women may resort to risky illegal abortion to avoid deportation. Further, compulsory testing stigmatizes those who are deported based on positive test results.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Tipo de documento
- Special Procedures' report
- Medio de adopción
- N.A.
- Temas
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Año
- 2013
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 51
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- As with other 3D jobs, informal arrangements and lack of coverage under labour and occupational health and safety laws are common, leaving little room for migrant farm workers to negotiate working and living conditions necessary to facilitate the realization of their right to health. Inadequate and unhygienic living conditions, food insecurity, underpayment of wages and excessive hours among migrant farm workers increase the risk of illness and work-related injuries, while decreasing their capacity to access health care. High vulnerability to HIV has been recorded among migrant farm workers in some regions, due to lack of access to information and knowledge about HIV, availability and use of condoms, voluntary testing and health care.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Tipo de documento
- Special Procedures' report
- Medio de adopción
- N.A.
- Temas
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2013
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 15
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- States, including receiving States, should ensure involvement of migrant workers in decision-making processes and awareness-raising strategies, particularly in relation to accessing health services. Participation will also raise awareness among potential migrant workers about issues such as migration stress factors, illegal recruiting practices, their rights in sending and receiving States and obligations of foreign employers. Community participation will assist in making health services culturally and linguistically appropriate for migrant workers. In some States, civil society organizations have successfully involved migrant workers in outreach and referral programmes resulting in culturally and linguistically appropriate information for migrant workers, thus encouraging community-led initiatives.
- Organismo
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Tipo de documento
- Special Procedures' report
- Medio de adopción
- N.A.
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2013
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 47
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- Construction work is inherently hazardous because it involves working on scaffolding and unfinished structures and using powerful machinery. Falls have been found to be more common among migrant workers, while hand injuries from power tools and eye injuries from building materials lodging in unprotected eyes are also frequent occurrences. In hot climates, heat stroke, exhaustion, dehydration and heat-related cardiac conditions are of particular concern, especially for those compelled to work excessive hours. In addition, physical abuse by employers, overcrowded and unsanitary accommodation, non-payment of wages, confiscation of passports and contract substitution further increase health risks posed by construction work.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
- Medio de adopción
- N.A.
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2013
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 56
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- Migrant domestic workers are frequently excluded or inadequately covered by the receiving State's labour laws and social protections, including health insurance. Sponsorship systems, debt, language barriers, fear of arrest, detention or deportation and a lack of effective recourse for violations interact to varying degrees in different receiving States to facilitate the systematic exploitation and abuse of domestic workers. The situation of some migrant domestic workers has even been described as "modern-day slavery". In order to fulfil the right to health, States are obligated to address the particular vulnerability of migrant domestic workers under labour, occupational health and safety and social protection laws.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- N.A.
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
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- 2013
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 76n
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- [The Special Rapporteur recommends that sending and receiving States take the following steps in order to realize the right to health of migrant workers:] Encourage the establishment of migrant workers associations and trade unions to ensure effective representation and participation of migrant workers, including irregular and returnee migrant workers, in the formulation, implementation, monitoring and enforcement of laws and policies, including outreach and referral programmes, pre-departure sessions and social support groups.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- N.A.
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
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- 2013
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 46
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- Occupational health is integral to the right to health. States should ensure that occupational health laws and policies address the unique vulnerabilities of migrant workers in dirty, dangerous and degrading (3D) industries and are implemented, monitored and enforced. The vulnerability of migrant workers in 3D jobs may be further intensified in cases of irregular migrant workers, who, due to their legal status are in a weaker position to negotiate their rights with employers. Furthermore, lax enforcement of laws and mechanisms like sponsorship systems in some countries, encourage exploitative practices. Sponsorship ties a migrant's authorization to work with one specific employer, and in some States, sponsorship gives an employer the power to refuse a migrant worker's request to transfer to another employer - such transfer may be sought due to abusive or unsafe working conditions.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
- Medio de adopción
- N.A.
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2013
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 38
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- Ensuring the availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality of health facilities, goods and services on a non-discriminatory basis, especially for vulnerable populations like migrant workers, is a core obligation under the right to health. Non-discrimination requires that regular and irregular migrant workers be equally entitled to freedoms and entitlements available to nationals of States. Access to health care in many receiving States, however, is dictated by restrictive immigration policies and public perceptions of 'non-deserving' migrant workers, particularly those in an irregular situation. In the wake of the global economic crisis and associated austerity measures, States have legislated limitations on previously available health-care benefits for migrant workers. Such limitations are contrary to States' obligation to desist from taking retrogressive measures that impact on health.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- N.A.
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- Movement
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
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- 2013
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 44
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- Health-seeking behaviour can be influenced by a migrant worker's cultural background. Cultural misunderstandings and apprehension of procedures which they are not traditionally and culturally familiar with act as barriers to access. Migrant workers may therefore prefer doctors who practise their native traditional systems of medicines and who better understand their diseases, as opposed to the host State's health-care providers, who are perceived to lack cultural sensitivity to their health problems and sometimes racist and therefore discriminatory.
- Organismo
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
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- N.A.
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2013
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Migration and the right to adequate housing 2010, para. 12
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- In the present report, the Special Rapporteur pays particular attention to the situation of migrant workers employed in low-skilled and informal work as well as undocumented migrants, not only because their housing situation is of grave concern, but also because they represent the largest proportion of migrants worldwide, and thus their human rights situation is regrettably replicated across the globe. The situation of migrant workers belonging to minority groups and migrant women and children is also explored, in the light of the multiple forms of exclusion these vulnerable groups experience. Before referring to the challenges faced by migrants in their right to adequate housing and the public policies affecting them, the report analyses the legal framework applicable to migrants regarding their access to adequate housing and evokes the importance of the principle of equality and non-discrimination in this context.
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- Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living
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- Special Procedures' report
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- N.A.
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Personas afectadas
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Año
- 2010
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Migration and the right to adequate housing 2010, para. 18
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- General recommendation No. 30 of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination calls on States to remove obstacles that prevent the enjoyment of the right to adequate housing to non-citizens and to guarantee them equal enjoyment of this right with citizens. In particular, the Committee requests States to guarantee the equal enjoyment of the right to adequate housing for citizens and non citizens as well as to avoid segregation in housing and ensure that housing agencies refrain from engaging in discriminatory practices. In its decision on F.A. v. Norway (see A/56/18, annex III), after learning that housing advertisements in Norway contained requirements such as "non-foreigners desired", the Committee urged the State to adopt measures to ensure that housing agencies refrain from discriminatory practices and to guarantee to citizens and non-citizens the right to adequate housing.
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- Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living
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- Special Procedures' report
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- N.A.
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2010
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Migration and the right to adequate housing 2010, para. 80
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- The way in which the status and rights of migrants are recognized determines their degree of integration in the country of destination. Legal and administrative restrictions imposed in the field of housing affect the living conditions of migrants and prevent them from living a dignified life, fully integrated into the community that hosts them. Patterns of discrimination and segregation are witnessed in cities across the world, where migrants are excluded from the essential structures and interactions that constitute urban life. Moreover, the present tendency towards migration is one of greater controls, physical barriers and the pursuit of migrants' invisibility.
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- Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living
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- Special Procedures' report
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- N.A.
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- Social & Cultural Rights
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2010
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Migration and the right to adequate housing 2010, para. 86
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- The effective monitoring of the housing situation is an immediate obligation of States. Governments should take the measures necessary to ascertain the full extent of homelessness and inadequate housing within their jurisdiction. The indicators used to assess the housing situation must be disaggregated on the basis of the prohibited grounds of discrimination, including national origin (and citizenship), so as to ensure an accurate description of the housing and living conditions of particularly vulnerable groups, such as migrants. Housing strategies should assess the needs of migrants through periodic housing surveys and monitor housing indicators related to equal opportunity.
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- Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- Social & Cultural Rights
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
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- 2010
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Migration and the right to adequate housing 2010, para. 14
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- Article 5 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination sets out the right of everyone, without distinction as to race, colour or national or ethnic origin, to equality in the enjoyment of the right to housing. Article 43 of the International Convention for the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families requires States to ensure the same treatment regarding access of documented migrants to housing as is afforded to nationals, including social housing schemes and protection against exploitation in respect of rent. Moreover, article 64 requires States to promote sound, equitable and humane conditions in connection with international migration and to pay due regard not only to labour needs and resources, but also to the social, economic, cultural and other needs of migrant workers.
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- Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Personas afectadas
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2010
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Migration and the right to adequate housing 2010, para. 77
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- In some cases, local governments have established programmes to assist low-income migrant families in paying their rents, obtaining a house or doing maintenance work on their residences and to give both documented and undocumented migrants access to social policies. As a result, migrant families have equal opportunities to enjoy adequate housing and living conditions. Since migrants often represent a significant proportion of the poor, non-restrictive policies addressed to the entire low-income population can have a real impact on the living conditions of migrants. In Spain, the municipalities of Salamanca and Valladolid provide financial assistance to low-income populations, including migrants, to rent their homes. Similarly, in Catalonia, the provincial immigration office, the Fundación Caixa Catalunya and a network of non-governmental organizations assist in the provision of housing for documented and undocumented migrants, as well as for asylum-seekers.
- Organismo
- Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living
- Tipo de documento
- Special Procedures' report
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- N.A.
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Personas afectadas
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2010
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Migration and the right to adequate housing 2010, para. 67
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- The housing situation of children is directly connected to the status of their migrant parents. When parents, and especially migrant single mothers, have no access to employment, social benefits or other sources of livelihood in the host country, children may end up living in substandard conditions or being homeless alongside their parents. On many occasions, migrant women heads of families, sometimes in charge of several children, have had great difficulty in finding employment and caring for their children, finding reduced opportunities to provide adequate shelter and essential food.
- Organismo
- Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living
- Tipo de documento
- Special Procedures' report
- Medio de adopción
- N.A.
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Personas afectadas
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Año
- 2010
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Migration and the right to adequate housing 2010, para. 79
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- A good practice witnessed in certain cities entails the involvement of migrants in local decision-making processes concerning urban planning and city projects affecting their neighbourhoods or areas of residence. Such approaches not only guarantee that the needs of migrants are taken into consideration when urban strategies are decided, but also foster a sense of the integration of those groups into their local communities. In Vancouver, Canada, the City Plan Initiative, undertaken from 1993 to 1995, entailed the participation of 20,000 people, including diverse cultural communities and migrant groups in the city-planning process, which subsequently became the City Plan Neighbourhood Visions process.
- Organismo
- Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2010
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Women and their right to adequate housing 2012, para. 50
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- In order to ensure that housing is accessible to all groups of women, it is similarly important for housing law, policy and programmes to reflect the needs of women who may be especially disadvantaged and who encounter intersectional discrimination, including widows, elderly women, lesbians, homeless women, migrant women, women with disabilities, women who may be single mothers or single heads of households, women living with or otherwise affected by chronic illnesses such as HIV/AIDS and mental health disorders, women belonging to racial/ethnic/linguistic minorities, domestic workers, sex workers, illiterate women and women who have been displaced.
- Organismo
- Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living
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- Special Procedures' report
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- N.A.
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- Persons on the move
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Año
- 2012
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Reflection on work undertaken in first 14 years of the mandate; outline of opportunities and priorities 2014, para. 33
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- The Special Rapporteur intends to ensure that her mandate builds on the comprehensive and fully inclusive approach to access to justice in relation to the right to adequate housing. She will ensure that her mandate continues to address concerns arising from forced evictions, demolitions, displacement and other State actions, but she intends to place a particular focus on explaining and clarifying the obligation of States to take reasonable steps, including appropriate legislative measures, towards the full realization of the right to adequate housing.
- Organismo
- Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living
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- Special Procedures' report
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- N.A.
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2014
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Responsibilities of local and other subnational governments in relation to the right to adequate housing 2015, para. 38
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- The mandate on adequate housing regularly receives allegations that identify local, municipal and other subnational authorities as pertinent to the claims made by individuals and communities. Those submissions raise concerns of imminent threats, including alleged forced evictions, forced displacement or development-basis eviction without application of existing international standards; restrictions and other discriminatory practices on access to housing by specific populations groups, including refugees, asylum seekers, undocumented migrants, and ethnic, religious or other minorities; and changes in housing subsidies and welfare programmes directly impacting on people living in poverty, the unemployed, persons with disabilities or women. Complaints also refer to the lack of affordable housing, substandard housing, fuel poverty, and denial of or inadequate services, including water, sanitation and electricity.
- Organismo
- Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living
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- Special Procedures' report
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- N.A.
- Temas
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Poverty
- Water & Sanitation
- Personas afectadas
- Ethnic minorities
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Año
- 2015
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Responsibilities of local and other subnational governments in relation to the right to adequate housing 2015, para. 60
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- Seoul, in the Republic of Korea, has named itself a human rights city, having adopted an ordinance in 2012 to protect and promote human rights for its citizens. The ordinance establishes a Human Rights Division within the city government, human rights policies, a Committee on Human Rights and a Human Rights Ombudsperson to ensure access to remedies for rights violations. The Ombudsman has become a model for other local governments in the country. With respect to housing, Seoul has adopted measures and guidelines, particularly on forced evictions, to protect its residents. The guidelines are based on general comment No. 7 on forced evictions of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and prohibit evictions in winter or at night and require civil servants to be present to monitor any human rights violations when executing an eviction and to provide adequate remedies to those who are evicted, among others.
- Organismo
- Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living
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- Special Procedures' report
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- N.A.
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2015
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The right to life and the right to adequate housing: the indivisibility and interdependence between these rights 2016, para. 53
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- The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has only started to grapple with communications addressing issues of grossly inadequate housing, lack of support for community living, institutionalization and lack of accessible housing which characterize the housing circumstances of millions of people with disabilities. In its periodic reviews, however, the Committee has emphasized the importance of States' obligations to take positive steps to implement inclusive, effective strategies to realize the right to housing and social protection and to address the particular issues affecting women, migrants and young people with disabilities.
- Organismo
- Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living
- Tipo de documento
- Special Procedures' report
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- N.A.
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Youth
- Año
- 2016
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Homelessness as a global human rights crisis that demands an urgent global response 2016, para. 73
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- A human rights approach to effective measurement must involve genuine consultation with stakeholders. For some groups, statistical invisibility or being excluded from a census is experienced as marginalization and likely to lead to neglected needs in programmes and legislation. For other groups, however, such as street-connected young people or irregular migrants, being identified by government authorities may be threatening. Homeless people are best placed to ensure that methods of measurement are accurate and inclusive and at the same time sensitive to their circumstances.
- Organismo
- Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living
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- Special Procedures' report
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- Persons on the move
- Youth
- Año
- 2016
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Protection of journalists and press freedom 2010, para. 31
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- The Special Rapporteur would like to draw attention to the difficulties faced by journalists who are forced to leave their countries of origin, as less than a third of exiled journalists are able to continue to work in their profession. They also encounter challenges as they attempt to establish a new legal status and adjust to different languages and cultures. The recipient States have an obligation to grant refugee status to journalists who meet the criteria stipulated in article 1A of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, not to expel or return them to the frontiers of territories where their life or freedom would be threatened, and to ensure that journalists in exile enjoy their rights. However, the Special Rapporteur would like to stress the obligation of all States to guarantee the protection of journalists in their own countries in the first place.
- Organismo
- Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
- Tipo de documento
- Special Procedures' report
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- N.A.
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2010
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Hate speech and incitement to hatred 2012, para. 73
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- Pluralism and diversity of views and opinions in mainstream media is another crucial element in ensuring equal participation in public debate by all communities in multicultural societies and in enabling their narratives and perspectives to become part of national debates. In Argentina, for example, part of the radio frequency spectrum is reserved for community media, so as to ensure access to the media for all. Training sessions and workshops for journalists on issues relating to diversity, including on how to build trust with underrepresented communities, can also significantly improve the quality of reporting and the portrayal of specific communities, such as migrants, who are often presented negatively as a security or economic problem. In addition to diversity in content and perspectives, pluralism in the media also requires diversity in the workforce of media professionals.
- Organismo
- Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
- Tipo de documento
- Special Procedures' report
- Medio de adopción
- N.A.
- Temas
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Personas afectadas
- Persons on the move
- Año
- 2012
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