SOGI UN source Archives: Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing
Report of the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, A/HRC/31/54/Add.2, 26 February 2016: Serbia
[Cited from the advance unedited version.] II. Serbia D. Persons in a vulnerable situation 3. Homeless persons 52. Only limited attention seems to be paid to the problem of homelessness in Serbia, with little reliable data available. Many interlocutors viewed homelessness exclusively as persons “sleeping rough” or otherwise without any shelter.[9] The Special Rapporteur was, […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, A/HRC/31/54, 30 December 2015
V. Homelessness and marginalized groups 39. Discrimination is both a cause and a consequence of homelessness. Those who face discrimination on the grounds of race, ethnicity, place of origin, socioeconomic status, family status, gender, mental or physical disability, health condition, sexual orientation and/or gender identity and age are more likely to become homeless and, once […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, A/70/270, 4 August 2015
III. An urban rights agenda: five key areas C. Persons and groups in vulnerable situations 49. In some situations, children and youth, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex youth, and women can be vulnerable to violence, requiring access to safe housing and basic services if they are to thrive in the urban context. These […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, A/69/274, 7 August 2014
II. Brief history of the mandate 12. Through country mission reports and communications, attention was also paid to particular groups of people who have been disproportionately affected by inadequate housing and homelessness, such as persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples, children, migrants, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, Roma communities, and persons and communities living in […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, A/HRC/25/54/Add.1, 26 December 2013: Indonesia
VIII. Access to housing of vulnerable groups 69. During her visit, the Special Rapporteur also heard testimonies from lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals who have encountered discrimination in the private housing sector. She received reports of several cases of forced evictions of LGBT people by private landlords in various regions across Indonesia. She […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, A/HRC/19/53, 26 December 2011
III. GENDER-SENSITIVE HOUSING LAW, POLICY AND PROGRAMMING: THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE HOUSING FROM A GENDER-EQUALITY PERSPECTIVE Accessibility 50. 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 […]