Did you know housing is a human right?

The right to adequate housing has been recognized in numerous texts at both the international and the regional level. At the international level, the two most important texts are the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. At the regional level, the most important texts are the various African instruments for the protection of the rights of the child and of women.

At an international level

1. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)

2. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966)

3. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)

4. Conventions Protecting Particularly Vulnerable Groups

    Women
    Children
    Tribal and Indigenous Peoples
    Refugees
    Migrants

5. International Declarations regarding Africa

    The African Charter of Human and Peoples’ Rights (1990)
    The African Charter of the Rights and Well Being of the Child (1990)
    The Protocol of the African Charter of Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (2003)
    Uganda’s Constitution

There a lot more legislation that declares housing a human right and it is your right to know where you stand; what you are entitled to; how you can demand for your rights; and how you can have your needs met by the relevant stakeholders.
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