Right to adequate housing |
UDHR
Universal Declaration of human rights |
25.1
Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
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Administration of tenure
19. Taxation |
19.2
States should strive to develop policies, laws and organizational frameworks for regulating all aspects pertaining to taxation of tenure rights. Tax policies and laws should be used where appropriate to provide
for effective financing for decentralized levels of government and local provision of services and infrastructure.
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Right to adequate housing |
ICRPD
International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
28.1
States Parties recognize the right of persons with disabilities to an adequate standard of living for themselves and their families, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions, and shall take appropriate steps to safeguard and promote the realization of this right without discrimination on the basis of disability.
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Administration of tenure
19. Taxation |
19.2
States should strive to develop policies, laws and organizational frameworks for regulating all aspects pertaining to taxation of tenure rights. Tax policies and laws should be used where appropriate to provide
for effective financing for decentralized levels of government and local provision of services and infrastructure.
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Right to adequate housing |
UNDROP
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas |
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1. Peasants and other people working in rural areas have the right to adequate housing. They have the right to sustain a secure home and community in which to live in peace and dignity, and the right to non-discrimination in this context. 2. Peasants and other people working in rural areas have the right to be protected against forced eviction from their home, harassment and other threats. 3. States shall not, arbitrarily or unlawfully, either temporarily or permanently, remove peasants or other people working in rural areas against their will from the homes or
land that they occupy without providing or affording access to appropriate forms of legal or other protection. When eviction is unavoidable, the State must provide or ensure fair and just compensation for any material or other losses.
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Administration of tenure
19. Taxation |
19.2
States should strive to develop policies, laws and organizational frameworks for regulating all aspects pertaining to taxation of tenure rights. Tax policies and laws should be used where appropriate to provide
for effective financing for decentralized levels of government and local provision of services and infrastructure.
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Right to adequate housing |
UNDRIP
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
10
Indigenous peoples shall not be forcibly removed from their lands or territories. No relocation shall take place without the free, prior and informed consent of the indigenous peoples concerned and after agreement on just and fair
compensation and, where possible, with the option of return.
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Administration of tenure
19. Taxation |
19.2
States should strive to develop policies, laws and organizational frameworks for regulating all aspects pertaining to taxation of tenure rights. Tax policies and laws should be used where appropriate to provide
for effective financing for decentralized levels of government and local provision of services and infrastructure.
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Right to adequate housing |
UNDRIP
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
21.1
Indigenous peoples have the right, without discrimination, to the improvement of their economic and social conditions, including, inter alia, in the areas of education, employment, vocational training and retraining, housing, sanitation, health and social security.
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Administration of tenure
19. Taxation |
19.2
States should strive to develop policies, laws and organizational frameworks for regulating all aspects pertaining to taxation of tenure rights. Tax policies and laws should be used where appropriate to provide
for effective financing for decentralized levels of government and local provision of services and infrastructure.
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Right to adequate housing |
UNDRIP
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
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Indigenous peoples have the right to determine and develop priorities and strategies for exercising their right to development. In particular, indigenous peoples have the right to be actively involved in developing and determining health, housing and other economic and social programmes affecting them and, as far as possible, to administer such programmes through their own institutions.
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Administration of tenure
19. Taxation |
19.2
States should strive to develop policies, laws and organizational frameworks for regulating all aspects pertaining to taxation of tenure rights. Tax policies and laws should be used where appropriate to provide
for effective financing for decentralized levels of government and local provision of services and infrastructure.
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