March 30th, 2012 Jamie Hill slept on the street for the first time when she was 12 years old. Over the years, she went from sleeping in motels with her mother to foster care, group homes and juvenile hall, Hill told The Huffington Post. Two years ago, at age 24, she moved from Sacramento to […]
Published in Tuesday March 13th, 2012
On March 6th, 2012, the UN special rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing, Raquel Rolnik, presented at the 19th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council, in Geneva, the reports concerning her 2011 missions to Argentina and Algeria, as well as her thematic report on women and their right to adequate housing. After this […]
Published in Friday February 3rd, 2012
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Published in Wednesday January 11th, 2012
This best practice is an example of a program designed to enhance mobility for disadvantaged families by offering targeted housing vouchers and mobility services to low income families who wish to move from high poverty to low poverty communities in the Baltimore region.
Published in Tuesday December 13th, 2011
More Than a Roof is a grassroots documentary following Raquel Rolnik, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing, on her first official mission to the United States in 2009. The film highlights the testimonies of individuals directly impacted by the severe housing and economic crises we are facing in cities and towns across the country.
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Published in Tuesday September 20th, 2011
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((English))We have learned through these consultations that often times, while women’s housing rights are protected in law, they are routinely violated in practice. What recommendations do you have to overcome this obstacle? What more needs to be done? ((Español))Hemos aprendido a través de estas consultas que muchas veces, mientras que los derechos de las mujeres […]
Published in Tuesday September 20th, 2011
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(English)Please use this space to discuss what advances there have been in law/policy in your country or region protecting or recognizing women’s right to adequate housing and/or land.
Published in Saturday August 27th, 2011
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As this weekend’s storm has reminded us, hurricanes can be a threat to U.S. cities on the East Coast as well as the Gulf. But the vast changes that have taken place in New Orleans since Katrina have had little to do with weather, and everything to do with political struggles. Six years after the federal levees failed and 80 percent of the city was flooded, New Orleans has lost 80,000 jobs and 110,000 residents. It is a whiter and wealthier city, with tourist areas well-maintained while communities like the Lower 9th Ward remain devastated. Beyond the statistics, it is still a much-contested city.
“I’ll never forget the small, remote communities I visited where I saw people in jail, only because they were homeless and on the street during brutal winter nights.” – Libby Davies, Member of Parliament, Vancouver East.
Ottawa (7 Mar. 2011) – The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) has a strong and proud history of campaigning on important equality and human rights issues. So, I am very proud that the National Union has committed its support to help ensure that my private member’s Bill C-304, An act to ensure secure, adequate, accessible and affordable housing for Canadians, is passed in the House of Commons. I like to call it, a Housing Bill of Rights.
Published in Thursday February 3rd, 2011
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On Wednesday, February 9, at 2:00 p.m. EST, the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty will host a webinar to discuss topics explored in “On the Edge: How HUD Can Improve the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program.” The report offers an in-depth analysis of the program, assessing its effectiveness and making recommendations for future HUD homelessness prevention efforts. It is based on a survey of 121 service providers one year after HPRP funds were made available.
