HOUSING AND LAND:

The right to adequate housing is found in a number of human rights instruments, including the UN Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as well as the Universal Declaration on Human Rights.
It provides that housing should:

1. Provide security of tenure
2. Provide access to necessary services such as water and sanitation
3. Be affordable
4. Be habitable
5. Be accessible for those with disabilities or other obstacles
6. Be appropriately located
7. Be culturally sensitive

Other Cross-cutting Links:
Discrimination  | Poverty |  HIV/AIDS  | Inheritance  |  Domestic Violence