The right to housing is a universal concept that grants all people the right to live in a safe and adequate home. It is protected by international covenants and ensures access to basic needs, such as food and medical care, and helps individuals obtain employment. Discrimination based on race or gender is prohibited under international conventions.
The right to housing is a term used by various international associations which state that all people, in the world, have the right to live inside a house, rather than on the street. Of course, in many areas of the world, there are no official laws or movements to warrant this theory, but many areas help various types of people find homes. This concept grants people of all races and genders, as well as sexual orientations, the right to housing in a way that enables them to live an adequate standard of living.
This concept has a very broad way of thinking, and the right to housing can be interpreted differently from one area to another, but the basic concepts are all the same. It symbolizes peace, security and self-respect for all people. For this reason a slum, which is a place that offers very little shelter and security, is not recognized as a real housing typology. Security means that people can live without having to worry about guarding their possessions, or even their lives, in some areas. Being able to live in peace and harmony with one’s neighbors is imperative to achieving a normal standard of living.
In order for low-income people to get help from state and federal agencies, they must have a permanent address. If the agency is unable to verify that the person actually has a residency, no help with regards to food and medical care will be offered. It’s also extremely difficult, if not impossible, to actually get a job if a residence isn’t listed on the application because employers need to know that the people they hire will be working for an extended period of time. People who don’t have an address aren’t prime candidates when local businesses hire new employees. This is an argument for housing rights advocates.
An international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights states in article 11.1 that people have the right to adequate food, clothing, shelter and the development of their specific living conditions. Article 27 also protects people’s rights to adequate housing because children need a normal standard of living to thrive and become good citizens. A common problem in the past was restricting access to housing units only to people of a certain race or gender. The International Conventions on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and Discrimination against Women put an end to this in Article 5, Section ‘e’, which covers racism and Article 14, Section 2h, which protects the rights of women to have a right to housing.
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