The Spanish platform by those affected by mortgage (PAH) recently published a report on the housing crisis that is affecting the whole country. The report has been written with a human rights' perspective. It studies the Spanish regulation on evictions taking into account the juridical compromises acquired by the state. It sheds light on the dramatic impact that evictions are having on the affected families.
FAMILIES AT RISK of homelessness are to protest outside in the capital today.
They will meet outside Dublin’s City Hall at 2pm this afternoon. The event was organised by Gwen Connell and Tamara Kearns, who say that the key demands of the protest will be for rent controls and for new homes to be built.
They will also call for an end to discrimination by landlords against those receiving rent allowance.
(APPLICATION NUMBER 62688/13)
Through the specific case of the eviction from the building Bloc Salt[1] the Spanish PAH (Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca), together with the DESC Observatory, elaborated on February 2014 a practical document based on a recent resolution of the European Tribunal of Human Rights (res. 856/2013) that protects citizens from future evictions.
On 13 June 2014, Housing Rights Watch, along with Fondation Abbe Pierre and FEANTSA organized an expert workshop to talk about housing solutions for homeless people in Europe.
Date of the decision: February 20, 2014
Country: Spain
Subject: Eviction, illegal occupation of building, squatter complaint.
Jurisdiction: Council of Europe – European Court of Human Rights
Legal basis:
In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing analyses the ruling paradigm of housing policies that focus on housing finance as the main means of promoting homeownership. The report assesses the impact of prevalent housing finance policies on the right to adequate housing of those living in poverty. The Special Rapporteur concludes that the full realization of the right to adequate
Start of the pilot project on promoting the protection of the right to housing-homelessness in the context of evictions
FEANTSA experts in association with the School of Law, NUI Galway and Human European Consultancy will lead a major EU-funded research project on evictions across the 28 European Union (EU) Member States.
Date of the decision: May 29, 2012
Jurisdiction: Council of Europe – European Court of Human Rights
Country: Croatia
Subject: Article 8, evictions, principle of proportionality.
