In March 2016, for the 31st session of the Human Rights Council, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing, Leilani Farha, will present her new report on homelessness and adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context.
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On November 19th 2015, the report "An Overview of Housing Exclusion in Europe 2015" was released by Fondation Abbé Pierre and FEANTSA.
On November 19th 2015, the report "An Overview of Housing Exclusion in Europe 2015" was released by Fondation Abbé Pierre and FEANTSA.
Date of the ruling (Decision on the merits) : December 8th 2004
Jurisdiction : European Committee of Social Rights - Council of Europe
Legal basis : Article 16 (right for the family to social, legal and economic protection) of the Revised European Social Charter.
Date of the ruling (Decision on the merits) : October 18th 2006
Jurisdiction : European Committee of Social Rights - Council of Europe
Date of the ruling (Decision on the merits) : June 30th 2011
Jurisdiction : European Committee of Social Rights
Date of the ruling : December 21st 2015
Jurisdiction : European Committee of Social Rights
Legal basis : Article 31 (right to housing) and Article E (non-discrimination) of the Revised European Social Charter.
Date of the ruling : March 8th 2011
Jurisdiction : Court of Justice of the European Union
Legal basis : Article 34 of the European Charter on Fundamental Rights on Social Security and Social Assistance | Article 24 on the Rights of the Child | Article 21 on Non-Discrimination
Presentation by Tristia Bauman (tbauman@nlchp.org), Senior Attorney, National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, Washington, D.C.
