Ingrid Westendorp: A Right to Adequate Shelter for Asylum Seekers in the European Union.

https://doi.org/10.1080/18918131.2022.2085007

#shelter #asylumseekers #humanrights #EU #housing #CESCR #women

In GC 26, the #CESCR recognizes the importance of access to, use of & control over #land. But understanding land relations merely as #property relations limits the potential for protecting diverse human-land relationships, criticizes Gabriele Wadlig. #ICESCR
https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/beyond-property-relations/

🌎 Mañana jueves 16/2 se presenta el informe "Evaluación del cumplimineto de las obligaciones internacionales y el respeto de los #derechoshumanos de las actividades empresariales de #China en #AméricaLatina", el que incluye casos de #Bolivia, #Perú y #México. Inscríbete para participar 👉 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI #CICDHA #ONU #CESCR

@hk_watch RT by @benedictrogers: This morning, at the #UN #CESCR review, the #HK delegation has made multiple statements which reiterate their lack of #transparency and #accountability for #humanrights #violations. 🧵 https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hk_watch/status/1625852794304356352#m

This morning, at the #UN #CESCR review, the #HK delegation has made multiple statements which reiterate their lack of #transparency and #accountability for #humanrights #violations. 🧵 https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hk_watch/status/1625852794304356352#m

The new #UN #CESCR #GeneralComment on land rights is groundbreaking & broad ranging. It addresses rights of #IndigenousPeoples, spiritual & #religious significance of land to some communities & Indigenous Peoples, State duties re #BizHumanRights, conflict & #DisputeResolution, and #HumanRightsDefenders.

See a note from International Service for Human Rights (ISHR):
https://ishr.ch/latest-updates/new-resource-for-land-rights-defenders/.

See the General Comment: https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/general-comments-and-recommendations/ec12gc26-general-comment-no-26-2022-land-and

@XinqiSu RT by @laiyanhoeric: The once-in-a-decade review of HK by the Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (#CESCR) is coming in two weeks. Some overseas HK HR groups noticed a lot more pro-HK gov groups made submissions this time. So checked out the docs and did a count. https://nitter.hongkongers.net/XinqiSu/status/1620733988527824896#m

The once-in-a-decade review of HK by the Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (#CESCR) is coming in two weeks. Some overseas HK HR groups noticed a lot more pro-HK gov groups made submissions this time. So checked out the docs and did a count. https://nitter.hongkongers.net/XinqiSu/status/1620733988527824896#m

So many good things in this report, but one thing to highlight is the injustice of benefit sanctions.

Government has a moral responsibility to make sure our social security system respects people's fundamental rights.

@10DowningStreet should scrap sanctions now.
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RT @HRCScotland
How well are Scotland and the UK delivering on economic, social and cultural rights? The Consortium has submitted a joint report to UN #CESCR highlighti…
https://twitter.com/HRCScotland/status/1617836501072777218

@hk_watch RT by @benedictrogers: Yesterday we made a submission to 🇺🇳 #CESCR focusing on #pressfreedom in #HK & the violation of trade union rights & cultural rights since 2021 under #NSL. We highlighted NSL restrictions on #journalists including harassment & jail. #StandNews #AppleDaily https://www.hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2023/1/18/hong-kong-watch-submission-to-un-committee-on-economic-social-and-cultural-rights-details-that-press-freedom-and-cultural-rights-are-under-attack-in-hong- [...]

Yesterday we made a submission to 🇺🇳 #CESCR focusing on #pressfreedom in #HK & the violation of trade union rights & cultural rights since 2021 under #NSL. We highlighted NSL restrictions on #journalists including harassment & jail. #StandNews #AppleDaily https://www.hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2023/1/18/hong-kong-watch-submission-to-un-committee-on-economic-social-and-cultural-rights-details-that-press-freedom-and-cultural-rights-are-under-attack-in-hong-kong [...]