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Resources and Links on the Right to Housing

Housing

PAPERS

What are Housing Rights? Housing Rights are Human Rights
by the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE)

Is There A Woman In The House? Women and the Right to Adequate Housing [pdf]
By Leilani Farha, 1999

LINKS

Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation
CERA was formed in 1987 by an Ontario-based coalition of low income families.
CERA was established to ensure that human rights protections in housing would be effective for low income households and to address systemic barriers to accessing affordable accommodation.

Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE)
COHRE is the leading NGO that focuses specifically on right to housing issues. For COHRE's exhaustive list of links on housing issues, click here

Habitat for Humanity International

National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness
NPACH is dedicated to ending homelessness through grassroots advocacy and inclusive partnerships.

New York City Aids Housing Network
The New York City AIDS Housing Network is the nation's only membership organization comprised and led by low-income people living with HIV/AIDS.

United Nations Habitat

National Coalition for the Homeless (United States focused)
NCH engages in public education, policy advocacy, and grassroots organizing.