The tenancy situation in Mexico in the context of the COVID-19 health contingency
The publication and the text are available in Spanish A report by the HIC Latin America Office (HIC-AL) and Indesig. This report aims to present a first approximation of the [...]
Feminisms in Loud Voice: Experiences of Gender and Habitat in Latin America
This book compiles the experiences of civil society organisations, activists, academics and social movements in the feminist organisation and struggle for human rights linked to Habitat in eight countries in [...]
Community-led housing: a concrete response to COVID-19
What influence do our housing situation and neighborhood relationships have on our individual and collective ability to cope with the health and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic? UrbaMonde and [...]
“Empowering and Improving the Life of Women by Protecting their Land, Housing and Property Rights in the Arab Region” in Arabic
Empower and Improve the Life of Women by Protecting their Land, Housing and Property Rights in the Arab Region. Key Messages. (Arabic) This set of key messages on “Empowering [...]
Annual Report 2019
This HIC Annual report gathers all the work from HIC Members and Allies, actively involved the defense of habitat rights in all continents: at the local, regional and global level. [...]
Local struggles for housing rights in the context of climate change, urbanization and environmental degradation
A joint initiative of the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and MISEREOR, and six civil society organizations some Members of HIC, who are working on the right [...]
A Pandemic of Violations, HIC-HLRN annual report from the HLRN Violation Database
On the occasion of World Habitat Day (5 October 2020) and “Urban October,” HIC-HLRN has produced its annual report from the HLRN Violation Database. This year’s review of patterns and [...]
Report: Forced Evictions in India in 2019: An Unrelenting National Crisis
The report documents forced evictions in India over the last three years, highlights the severe and long-term human rights impacts on affected persons, and makes recommendations to the government to [...]
HIC and its Members contributions to the UN Special Rapporteur upcoming report on COVID-19 and the right to housing
Protecting human rights during and after the COVID-19 The Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Mr. Balakrishnan Rajagopal, invited National Human Rights Institutions, civil society organisations, networks, UN [...]
The HIC Annual Report 2018 is out!
This Annual Report gathers all the work from HIC Members and Allies, actively involved the defense of habitat rights in all continents: at the local, regional and global level. [...]
Guidelines for the Implementation of the Right to Adequate Housing
Report of the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to nondiscrimination in this context Summary [...]
International Municipalism and the Right to the City: Cities in the Age of Globalization
Date of publication: Fecha de publicación:12/2019 Author: Raquel Rolnik and Eva Garcia Chueca, coordinadoras científicas In the era of globalization, cities are emerging on the international scene, demanding an [...]