Defining Housing Rights

While the majority of the world’s population lives in some form of dwelling, roughly one-half of the world’s population does not enjoy the full spectrum of entitlements necessary for housing to be considered adequate. According to international human rights law, in order for housing to be adequate it must provide more than just four walls and a roof over one’s head; it must, at a minimum, include the following elements:

Security of Tenure, Availability of Services, Affordability, Habitability, Accessibility, Location & Culturally Adequate.

For more see: http://www.cohre.org/hrframe.htm