Presentation of CECHODAS europe made at the housing rights watch conference
on the 13th of june 2014.
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Presentation CECODHAS Europe
Alternative housing - presentation by N.Bernard HRW workshop 13th june Madrid
Presentation on alternative housing made by N.Bernard at the Housing rights watch
expert workshop in madrid on the 13th of june 2014
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Shattered Dreams Impact of Spain’s Housing Crisis on Vulnerable Groups
Human Rights Watch Report.
Hopeful home purchases during Spain’s economic boom have turned into a nightmare of foreclosures, evictions, and over-indebtedness amid the economic crisis.
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Welsh Assembly votes to scrap ‘senseless’ bedroom tax
The Welsh Assembly has agreed a motion to call for the abolition of the bedroom tax.
See full article here... http://m.insidehousing.co.uk/7003656.article
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Follow up - Expert Workshop: Finding real solutions to the housing crisis
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.
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Bittó and Others v. Slovakia (no. 30255/09)
Bittó and Others v. Slovakia (no. 30255/09)
The Court held that the question of the application of Article 41 (just satisfaction) of the Convention was not ready for decision and reserved it for examination at a later date.
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BURDOV v. RUSSIA (Application no. 59498/00)
MIKAYIL MAMMADOV v. AZERBAIJAN (Application no. 4762/05)
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BUDAYEVA AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA (Applications nos. 15339/02, 21166/02, 20058/02, 11673/02 and 15343/02)
Relying on Articles 2 (right to life), 8 (right to respect for private and family life), 13 (right to an effective remedy) and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (protection of property), the applicants alleged that, as a result of the Russian authorities’ failure to mitigate the consequences of the mudslides from 18 to 25 July 2000, the authorities put their lives at risk and were responsible for the death of Mr Budayev and the destruction of their homes. They also complained under Article 2 that the authorities failed to carry out a judicial enquiry into the disaster.
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HASAN ÝLHAN v. TURKEY (Application n. 22494/93)
Hasan İlhan alleged, in particular, that his home and its contents, vineyards and orchards had been burned down and destroyed by members of the security forces. He also maintained that his home and possessions were destroyed because he was of Kurdish origin. He relied on Articles 3, 6, 8, 13, 14 and 18 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1.
The Court held, unanimously, that there had been:
- a violation of Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman treatment) of the European Convention on Human Rights;
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