Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE)
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Founded
1994
History
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Promote full enjoyment of housing rights for everyone, everywhere; prevent forced evictions and securing restitution or compensation where evictions cannot be prevented; protect housing rights of vulnerable, disadvantaged and threatened groups and communities worldwide; strengthen popular education and awareness of international housing rights standards and the role these can and should play at the local and national levels.
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T-XT6618 - International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). Consultative Status with: E-XE0982 - African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR); D-XD0435 - Council of Europe (CE); E-XE3377 - ECOSOC; D-XD3030 - OAS. Collaborates with United Nations agencies and organs:
- E-XE1310 - Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD);
- B-XB2183 - ILO;
- E-XK1312 - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR);
- UN-Habitat;
- UNDP;
- E-XE3016 - UNHCR;
- U-XE1127 - United Nations Commission on Human Rights;
- E-XE0199 - United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR);
- E-XE3388 - United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD).
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Member of: F-XF6849 - International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net). Works with many partners in various countries. At international level, works with the following organizations:
- B-XB0054 - Amnesty International (AI);
- D-XD1711 - European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless;
- F-XF1740 - FIAN International;
- F-XE7548 - Habitat International Coalition (HIC);
- U-XF0927 - HIC Women and Shelter Network (WAS);
- G-XG3816 - Human Rights Committee (HRC);
- B-XB1550 - International Commission of Jurists (ICJ);
- F-XF0356 - International Service for Human Rights (ISHR);
- C-XD2783 - International Union of Tenants (IUT).
Links indicated by: E-XJ4939 - Global Land Tool Network (GLTN); F-XF2418 - Human Rights Watch (HRW); B-XD1841 - International Federation for Human Rights.
Publications
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- Society → Disadvantaged
- Living Conditions → Housing, Tenants
- Societal Problems → Vulnerability
- Peace → Rights
UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XE2693
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
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