Forcibly Evicted Persons and Otherwise Internally Displaced Persons

Some initial resources available for ESC rights defenders seeking to fully protect and promote the rights of forcibly evicted persons and otherwise internally displaced persons are:

• U.N. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights General Comment Number 7
• Habitat International Coalition Tool Kit
• Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE)
• Independent Expert on Internally Displaced Persons
• Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing Reports and Statements
• Comprehensive Human Rights Guidelines on Development-Based Displacements

The following case studies illustrate how human rights defenders have used the ESC rights approach to protect the rights of forced evictees:

• Project Stakeholders Oppose World Bank ESC Rights Violations
• The Maroko Community’s Quest for Resettlement, Rehabilitation ad Recompensation