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Human Rights at Home

Human Rights Act By providing social housing in a way that is compatible with human rights laws your organisation can make a positive difference to people’s lives There have been a number of recent cases in British courts as well as the European Court of Human Rights concerning the housing rights of individuals This can be

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Following Grenfell: the right to adequate and safe housing

It forms part of a series explaining human rights issues raised by the Grenfell Tower fire: the right to life adequate and safe housing access to justice inhuman or degrading treatment equality and non-discrimination and children’s rights What is the right to adequate and safe housing and what is its source in international law?

What is a human rights restriction?
Any restriction on an individual’s human rights must be no greater than necessary to achieve the objective and must be otherwise in accordance with the law. Social housing: Social housing is housing owned either by a local authority or housing associations, which is rented out, usually to people on low incomes.
How are human rights protected in the UK?
Your right to respect for private and family life In the UK, human rights are protected by the Human Rights Act 1998. The Act gives effect to the human rights set out in the European Convention on Human Rights.
Does the UK have a right to housing?
With effect from October 2000, the Human Rights Act 1998 incorporated into UK law the European Convention on Human Rights. There is no article that specifically gives a right to housing. The most significant housing-related articles are as follows. 'No one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment'.
Is there a right to a home in the Human Rights Act?
There is no right to a home in the Human Rights Act. There is no human right to a garden. However, in schemes for managing applications for housing, social housing providers will need to avoid unjustified discrimination (which may be contrary to Article 14) and procedural unfairness (which may be contrary to Article 6).

Article 6

'In the determination of civil rights and obligations

Article 8

'Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence. There shall be no interference

Article 14

'The enjoyment of the rights and freedoms set forth in this Convention shall be secured without discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a national minority, property, birth or other status.' england.shelter.org.uk

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