COHRE
is pleased to announce the release of Sources 5: Women and
Housing Rights (second edition). COHRE first published this
groundbreaking report in 2000, presenting a unified compilation of all
of the major international legal resources which recognised the
housing rights of women at the time.
In this 2nd Edition of Sources 5, COHRE takes this initiative one step
further, providing updated information on major advancements in the
protection of women's housing rights at national, regional and
international levels, focusing on critical issues which have emerged
in the area of women's housing rights over the past decade. The 2nd
Edition highlights how regional and national systems have worked to
uphold women's rights to adequate housing. National case law examples
have been woven in throughout, and draw attention to efforts
undertaken by various civil society groups to encourage State
compliance with their international human rights obligations vis-à-vis
women's housing security. Indeed, as this report highlights, more and
more often grassroots groups and civil society organisations petition
their own judicial systems. Advocates around the world are seeking
to
ensure that women are able to secure their rights to adequate housing,
thus making women's de facto realisation of the right to adequate
housing less elusive.
The 2nd Edition also underscores how women's right to adequate housing
must be considered holistically, and in conjunction with other human
rights issues. Indeed breaches of various human rights may have a
negative effect on women's ability to realise their right to adequate
housing. The role of discriminatory customary norms, traditional
beliefs and practices are also examined, as these too often impinge on
women's realisation of their right to adequate housing.
The 2nd edition of Sources 5 is available in COHRE's online Library:
http://www.cohre.org/view_page.php?page_id=118
